Black Nationalism: The Rise of the Black Muslims in the U.S.A.

By (author): "E.U. Essien-Udom"
Genres:Race books  The United States Of America books  Cults books  
Publish Date: 1962
Black Nationalism: The Rise of the Black Muslims in the U.S.A.
AsinBlack Nationalism: The Rise of the Black Muslims in the U.S.A.
Original titleBlack Nationalism: The Search for an Identity
This classic work dispels the still common conception that the movement functioned primarily for political purposes. By observing the daily life of its members, Essien-Udom demonstrates that the Nation of Islam served primarily as a means for poor urban blacks to attain a national identity, a sense of ethnic consciousness, and empowerment in a society that denied them these privileges.