Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History, 2-Volume Set (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780816075751)

Muslims have long played a central role in American history. Since the colonial period when an estimated 20,000 African Muslims were transported to America as slaves, through the early 20th century when Muslim immigrants poured into the United States from the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, to the present day, Islam has been an integral part of the American experience. The founding of the Nation of Islam in the 1930s augmented the Muslim-American population among African Americans, and this group--including such prominent figures as Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, and Louis Farrakhan--has had an enormous influence on American life and politics since the 1960s. Since passage of the Immigration Act of 1965, approximately 1 million Muslims have come to America, establishing new neighborhoods and communities in all 50 states.

Author: Edward E. IV Curtis
ISBN-10: 0816075751
ISBN-13: 9780816075751
Publisher: Facts on File
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2010
Pages: 2
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 5.31lbs
Size: 11.19h x 8.43w x 1.92d
Award: Middle East Book Awards - Honorable Mention

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/15/2010 pg. 60
Choice 12/01/2010
Library Journal 11/15/2010 pg. 91
Booklist Ed Choice Reference 01/01/2011 pg. 17
School Library Journal 06/01/2011 pg. 68