ISBN:
9780199710140
,
0199710147
,
9780195367560
,
0195367561
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xiv, 144 p., [8] p. of plates)
,
ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Religion in American life
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Curtis, Edward E., 1970- Muslims in America
DDC:
305.6970973
Keywords:
Muslims History
;
United States
;
Muslims Social conditions
;
United States
;
Islam History
;
United States
;
Muslims Social conditions
;
Islam History
;
Muslims History
;
Muslims
;
Muslims ; Social conditions
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
;
Islam
;
Ethnic relations
;
History
;
United States Ethnic relations
;
United States Religious life and customs
;
United States Religious life and customs
;
United States Ethnic relations
;
United States
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Muslims are neither new nor foreign to the United States. They have been a vital presence in North America since the 16th century. Muslims in America unearths their history, documenting the lives of African, Middle Eastern, South Asian, European, black, white, Hispanic and other Americans who have been followers of Islam. The book begins with the tale of Job Ben Solomon, a 18th century African American Muslim slave, and goes on to chart the stories of sodbusters in North Dakota, African American converts to Islam in the 1920s, Muslim barkeepers in Toledo, the post-1965 wave of professional imm
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-128) and index. - Description based on print version record
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