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The Nation of Islam is an African-American fraternal and political organization that really has little to do with Islam. Learn more about the history of this group, biographies of the leaders, and comparisons between their beliefs and those of mainstream Islam.
African-American Muslims: The Slavery Years
Muslims have been part of the American landscape since pre-Columbus times. Indeed, early explorers used maps that were derived from the work of Muslims, with their advanced geographical and navigational information of the time.
African-American Muslims: The Civil Rights Era
Most people, when they think of African-American Muslims, think of the "Nation of Islam." Certainly, there is an historical importance to how Islam took hold among African-Americans, but we will see how this initial introduction transformed in modern times.
African-American Muslims: Today
Today, the vast majority of African-American Muslims have embraced orthodox Islam and have rejected the racially-divisive teachings of the Nation of Islam.
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