A Nation Can Rise No Higher Than Its Women - African American Muslim Women in the Movement for Black Self-Determination, 1950-1975 (Hardcover)

A Nation Can Rise No Higher Than Its Women: African American Muslim Women in the Movement for Black Self Determination, 1950-1975 challenges traditional notions and interpretations of African American, particularly women who joined the Original Nation of Islam during the Civil Rights-Black Power era. This book is the first major investigation of the subject that engages a wide scope of women from "The Nation" and utilizes a wealth of primary documents and personal interviews to reveal the importance of women in this community. Jeffries reveals that women were respected in the movement and maintained a very clear and often sought after voice in the advancement of the Original Nation of Islam. A Nation Can Rise No Higher Than Its Women replaces the typical portrait of the subservient and irrelevant African American Muslim woman with a far more accurate picture of their integral leadership and substantial contributions to the rise of Islam and black consciousness in the self-determination movement in the United States and beyond during the Civil Rights-Black Power era.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2014
First published:	April 2014
Authors:	Bayyinah S. Jeffries
Dimensions:	238 x 158 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-7653-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > American history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam Promotions
LSN:	0-7391-7653-6
Barcode:	9780739176535

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