Islam in Black America

Edward E. Curtis IV is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

• Acknowledgments Usage 1. Introduction 2. Edward Wilmot Blyden (1832–1912) and the Paradox of Islam 3. Noble Drew Ali (1886–1929) and the Establishment of Black Particularistic Islam 4. Elijah Muhammad (1897–1975) and the Absolutism of Black Particularistic Islam 5. Islamic Universalism, Black Particularism, and the Dual Identity of Malcolm X (1925–1965) 6. Wallace D. Muhammad (b. 1933), Sunni Islamic Reform, and the Continuing Problem of Particularism 7. Toward an Islam for One People and Many Notes Selected Bibliography Index

"Curtis is able to shed light on black history as an independent topic and at the same time as part of the American cultural sphere. He provides important intellectual history and theoretical insights into continuities and major themes in African-American Muslim thought." — Marcia K. Hermansen, translator of The Conclusive Argument from God: Shah Wali Allah of Delhi's Hujjat Allah Al-Baligha"The author takes his themes through Islamic history and finds relevant references to make an informative and insightful narrative. The book is intriguing and captivating." — Aminah McCloud, author of African American Islam