Black Muslims and the Law - Civil Liberties From Elijah Muhammad to Muhammad Ali

Black Muslims and the Law examines the Nation of Islam's struggle for religious freedom from World War II to the Vietnam War through the lives of key members, such as Elijah Muhammad and Muhammad Ali. In doing so, the work reveals the key initiatives the Nation of Islam took to defend the civil liberties of its members from a position of power.

List of contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...........................................................................iii
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................000
Chapter
1.LAW, RELIGION AND THE RISE OF THE NOI.....................................000
2.FIGHTING IN THE COURTS: EARLY NOI LEGAL DEFENSE...................000
3.WOMEN, DOMESTIC WORK AND SOCIAL LEGITIMACY
IN THE EARLY NOI.........................................................................000
4.THE INTERWAR PERIOD, 1942-1957.................................................000
5.A PRISON MOVEMENT FOR LEGAL LEGITIMACY...............................000
6.THE NOI'S PRESS FOR SOCIAL LEGITIMACY.....................................000
7.CLEAR VICTORIES AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES..............................000
CONCLUSION.........................................................................................000
NOTES...................................................................................................000
BIBLIOGRAPHY......................................................................................000

About the author

By Malachi D. Crawford

Summary

Black Muslims and the Law examines the Nation of Islam’s struggle for religious freedom from World War II to the Vietnam War through the lives of key members, such as Elijah Muhammad and Muhammad Ali. In doing so, the work reveals the key initiatives the Nation of Islam took to defend the civil liberties of its members from a position of power.

Product details

• Authors: Malachi D. Crawford, Crawford Malachi D.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2016
• EAN: 9781498511315
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-1131-5
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Critical Africana Studies; Critical Africana Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Ethnic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Islamic Studies, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Human rights, civil rights, Black & Asian Studies, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Religious freedom / freedom of worship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General