Inside the Nation of Islam: A Historical and Personal Testimony by a Black Muslim

Vilbert L. White Jr.

ISBN 10: 0813020824 / ISBN 13: 9780813020822

Edité par University Press of Florida (edition First Edition), 2001

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Synopsis :

This detailed study of the internal workings of the Nation of Islam under the leadership of Louis Farrakhan examines the evolution of the organization since 1977 and its strange ideological menu of Black Nationalism, political-economic development, anti-Semitism, and conservative Republican ideals. Vibert White maintains that Farrakhan's Nation has become a cult that utilizes black nationalistic and religious dogma and its ability to create political and racial controversy to exploit poor and working-class black Americans for the leaders' economic and political gain. At the heart of Inside the Nation is White's chronicle of his own sojourn during the 1980s and 1990s as a registered Muslim - from his days as a foot soldier in the Fruit of Islam, the Nation's military organization, through his rise to the status of minister and advisor to the leadership. Included are White's dealings with such leaders as Louis Farrakhan, Akbar Muhammad, Khallid Muhammad, and Benjamin Chavis Muhammad and his involvement in such activities as the Million Man March. As one who traveled for the organization throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the United States, White was able to observe the leadership and the operation of the group at close hand, and he reveals for the first time the detailed structure of NOI's business and religious operation. As a professional historian, White was able to separate the passion of the group's rhetoric from its real objectives, which centered on building a personal empire for Louis Farrakhan.

À propos de l'auteur: Vibert L. White, Jr., is professor of African American Studies at the University of Illinois, Springfield. He has lectured extensively on the Nation of Islam and has published articles in the Psychohistory Review, UCLA Black Law Journal, Chicago Defender, and Cincinnati Enquirer, among others.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Inside the Nation of Islam: A Historical and...
Éditeur : University Press of Florida (edition First Edition)
Date d'édition : 2001
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Edition : First Edition.