Atlantic Crescent: Building Geographies of Black and Muslim Liberation in the African Diaspora

Atlantic Crescent

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Atlantic Crescent: Building Geographies of Black and Muslim Liberation in the African Diaspora

Atlantic Crescent

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In the period between the twentieth century's two world wars, Black and Muslim people from the United States, South Asia, and the Caribbean collided across an expansive diasporic geography. As these people and their ideas came into contact, they reignited the practice of Islam among people of African descent living in the United States and the Anglophone Caribbean and prompted them to adopt new understandings of their place in the world. As the freedom dreams of these diasporic communities met the realities and limitations of colonialism and race in the Atlantic world, Islam presented new strategies for combating oppression and introduced new allies in the struggle.
Envisioning the geography and significance of this encounter within what she calls the Atlantic Crescent, Alaina M. Morgan draws on an expansive archive to show how Black and Muslim people imagined, understood, and acted on their religious and racial identities. Morgan reveals how her subjects' overlapping diasporic encounters with Islam led to varied local adaptation as well as common ground to pursue liberation from racial subjugation and white supremacy.

Book Details

ISBN
9781469688718
Binding
Paperback
Authors
Alaina M Morgan
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Published Date
July 29, 2025
Language
English
Pages
286
Physical Info
0.65 in H x 9.21 in L x 6.14 in W (0.9 lb)

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