A Nation Can Rise No Higher Than Its Women: African American Muslim Women in the Movement for Black Self-Determination, 1950-1975 by Jeffries, Bayyinah S.
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A Nation Can Rise No Higher Than Its Women: African American Muslim Women in the Movement for Black Self-Determination, 1950-1975 by Jeffries, Bayyinah S.

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

Lexington Books
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A Nation Can Rise No Higher Than Its Women: African American Muslim Women in the Nation of Islam, 1950-1975 challenges traditional interpretations of African American women who joined the Original Nation of Islam during the Civil Right-Black Power era. Using a wealth of academic research and firsthand accounts, Jeffries thoroughly debunks the popular opinion that women were not influential in the Nation of Islam, revealing instead that they were heralded in the movement. Women provided a clear, and often sought after voice in the advancement of not only the Nation, but the rise of Black pride and self-awareness during one of the most important periods of Black history in the United States.


Author: Bayyinah S. Jeffries
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 12/15/2015
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781498532297
ISBN10: 1498532292
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Religion | Islam | History
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies

About the Author
Bayyinah S. Jeffries is assistant professor of Africana studies at Eastern Washington University.