How Islam Influenced Black Americans in 1920s Chicago | American Muslims: A History Revealed

The 1920s saw a revival in Islam among Black Americans fleeing poverty and persecution in the Jim Crow South. In Northern cities including Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Newark, and New York, they found strength and security in a range of Muslim organizations, from the India-based Ahmadiyya...

26 min - Religion & Belief - PBS

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