Inside the Nation of Islam: A Historical and Personal Testimony by a Black Muslim
- ISBN-10
- 0813020824
- ISBN-13
- 9780813020822
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 259
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Author
- Vibert L. White
Description
A personal, richly detailed study of the Nation of Islam under the leadership of Louis Farrakhan traces the development of the organization from 1977 to the present day, separating the group's rhetoric from its real objectives and condemning its exploitation of poor and working-class African Americans.
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