Bibliograph

Black crescent, the experience and legacy of African Muslims in the Americas, Michael A. Gomez

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Black crescent, the experience and legacy of African Muslims in the Americas, Michael A. Gomez

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Black crescent

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

57201874

Responsibility statement

Michael A. Gomez

Sub title

the experience and legacy of African Muslims in the Americas

Summary

Beginning in Latin America in the 15th century, this text represents a social history of African Muslims and their descendants throughout the Americas, through to the post-slavery period of the 20th century

Table Of Contents

Ladinos, Gelofes, and Mandingas -- Caribbean crescent -- Brazilian sambas -- Muslims in New York -- Founding mothers and fathers of a different sort : African Muslims in the early North American South -- Breaking away : Noble Drew Ali and the foundations of contemporary Islam in African America -- The nation -- Malcolm

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