African-Americans and Islam (73 books)

Books about Black history and experiences in the US and Islam.

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1	Polygyny: What It Means When African American Muslim Women Share Their Husbands by Debra Majeed really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC by Shahan Mufti 4.34 avg rating — 369 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Being Muslim: A Cultural History of Women of Color in American Islam by Sylvia Chan-Malik 4.33 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	African American Islam by Aminah Beverly McCloud 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Portable Malcolm X Reader: A Man Who Stands for Nothing Will Fall for Anything by Manning Marable (Editor) 4.13 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Islam and the Problem of Black Suffering by Sherman A. Jackson 4.56 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne 4.34 avg rating — 5,023 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Death and Life of Malcolm X by Peter Goldman 4.10 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Black Muslim Religion in the Nation of Islam, 1960-1975 by Edward E. Curtis IV 3.86 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Nation of Islam: An American Millenarian Movement by Martha F. Lee 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Inside the Nation of Islam: A Historical and Personal Testimony by a Black Muslim by Vibert L. White Jr. 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Five Percenters: Islam, Hip hop and the Gods of New York by Michael Muhammad Knight 3.83 avg rating — 268 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	On the Side of My People: A Religious Life of Malcolm X by Louis A. DeCaro Jr. (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Growing Up X: A Memoir by the Daughter of Malcolm X by Ilyasah Shabazz 4.03 avg rating — 426 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Prophet Of Rage: A Life Of Louis Farrakhan And His Nation by Arthur J. Magida (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Do Me Twice: My Life After Islam by Sonsyrea Tate 3.56 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable 4.19 avg rating — 20,079 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	In and Out of This World: Material and Extraterrestrial Bodies in the Nation of Islam by Stephen C. Finley it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Elijah Muhammad by Herbert Berg 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	New Perspectives on the Nation of Islam by Dawn-Marie Gibson (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	History of the Nation of Islam: Race, Islam, and the Quest for Freedom by Dawn-Marie Gibson 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Little X: Growing Up In The Nation Of Islam by Sonsyrea Tate 3.75 avg rating — 151 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Promise of Patriarchy: Women and the Nation of Islam (John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture) by Ula Yvette Taylor 3.98 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Community: A Memoir by N. Jamiyla Chisholm 3.63 avg rating — 3,323 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States by Su'ad Abdul Khabeer 3.96 avg rating — 166 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Qur'an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective by Amina Wadud 4.23 avg rating — 2,335 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	A Jihad for Justice: Honoring the Work and Life of Amina Wadud by Kecia Ali (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Inside The Gender Jihad: Women's Reform in Islam by Amina Wadud 3.81 avg rating — 165 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	A Nation Can Rise No Higher Than Its Women: African American Muslim Women in the Movement for Black Self-Determination, 1950–1975 by Bayyinah S. Jeffries 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Beyond Bilal: Black History In Islam by Mustafa Briggs 4.42 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Engaged Surrender: African American Women and Islam by Carolyn Moxley Rouse 3.61 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas by Sylviane A. Diouf 4.43 avg rating — 321 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	A Muslim American Slave: The Life of Omar Ibn Said by Omar Ibn Said 3.85 avg rating — 140 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Woman in Sujud: Poems from a Black American Muslim Girl by M'Shai S. Dash it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Islam and the Blackamerican: Looking Toward the Third Resurrection by Sherman A. Jackson 4.33 avg rating — 223 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Women of the Nation: Between Black Protest and Sunni Islam by Dawn-Marie Gibson 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The War Before: The True Life Story of Becoming a Black Panther, Keeping the Faith in Prison, and Fighting for Those Left Behind by Safiya Bukhari 4.51 avg rating — 154 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey by Muhammad Ali 4.22 avg rating — 2,204 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Black Crescent: The Experience and Legacy of African Muslims in the Americas by Michael A. Gomez 3.68 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	American Muslim Women: Negotiating Race, Class, and Gender within the Ummah by Jamillah Karim 3.71 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an: Islam and the Founders by Denise A. Spellberg 3.84 avg rating — 426 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Liberty's Jihad: African Muslim Slaves and the Meaning of America by Munawar Ali Karim 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	African Muslims in Antebellum America by Allan D. Austin 4.22 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Jefferson's Muslim Fugitives: The Lost Story of Enslaved Africans, their Arabic Letters, and an American President by Jeffrey Einboden 3.19 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black Muslim by Leah Vernon (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 566 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Five Percenter Rap: God Hop's Music, Message, and Black Muslim Mission by Felicia M. Miyakawa 3.47 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Black Muslims in the US: History, Politics, and the Struggle of a Community by Samory Rashid really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Islam in American Prisons: Black Muslims' Challenge to American Penology by Hamid Reza Kusha 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	At Their Feet: 50 Black Muslim Elders Share Stories of Faith and Community Life by Zarinah El-Amin 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Black Routes to Islam by Manning Marable (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Those Who Know Don't Say: The Nation of Islam, the Black Freedom Movement, and the Carceral State by Garrett Felber 4.39 avg rating — 84 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	America's Other Muslims: Imam W.D. Mohammed, Islamic Reform, and the Making of American Islam by Muhammad Fraser-Rahim it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Islam in Black America: Identity, Liberation, and Difference in African-American Islamic Thought by Edward E. Curtis IV 3.50 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	In the Name of Elijah Muhammad: Louis Farrakhan and The Nation of Islam (The C. Eric Lincoln Series on the Black Experience) by Mattias Gardell 4.03 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Scattered Pictures: Reflections Of An American Muslim by Zaid Shakir (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 172 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Writing on the Wall: Selected Prison Writings of Mumia Abu-Jamal by Mumia Abu-Jamal 4.51 avg rating — 112 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	My Country 'Tis of Thee by Keith Ellison 3.61 avg rating — 954 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman by Ilhan Omar 4.25 avg rating — 3,317 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad 4.52 avg rating — 7,477 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Proud: My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream by Ibtihaj Muhammad 4.22 avg rating — 1,211 ratings score: 41, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Nation of Islam and Black Consciousness by Aqeeli 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 40, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Nuwaubian Nation by Susan Palmer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 39, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Metaphysical Africa: Truth and Blackness in the Ansaru Allah Community by Michael Muhammad Knight 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 38, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Black Mecca: The African Muslims of Harlem by Zain Abdullah 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 37, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Killing the Messenger: A Story of Radical Faith, Racism's Backlash, and the Assassination of a Journalist by Thomas Peele (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 187 ratings score: 36, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Why I Am a Five Percenter by Michael Muhammad Knight 3.75 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 35, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	In The Name of Allah: A History of Clarence 13X and the Five Percenters by Wakeel Allah 4.27 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 34, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	In the Name of Allah, Vol. 2: A History of Clarence 13X and the Five Percenters by Wakeel Allah 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 33, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Soundtrack to a Movement: African American Islam, Jazz, and Black Internationalism by Richard Brent Turner 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 32, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 2,461 ratings score: 31, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Black Muslims and the Law: Civil Liberties from Elijah Muhammad to Muhammad Ali by Malachi D. Crawford it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 30, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Liberation Pedagogy: Elijah Muhammad and the Art of Soul Crafting by Abul Pitre 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 29, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Aliites: Race and Law in the Religions of Noble Drew Ali (Class 200: New Studies in Religion) by Spencer Dew 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 28, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars