A History of the Nation of Islam : Race, Islam, and the Quest for Freedom
A History of the Nation of Islam : Race, Islam, and the Quest for Freedom
Approximately 1500 words / 6 double-spaced pages
Your paper should have (at least) these parts
● Introduction (outline and briefly describe your paper)
● Describe the context that the movement (art/philosophy/religion/literature) is
responding to or coming from
● Describe the movement itself
● Describe the lasting impact of the movement
You will need to access the library’s resources. https://library.baruch.cuny.edu/ Please use at
least two resources from the library. The Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History is what we
use for class. That’s a good resource that you can use. When you cite a resource, put the
reference in parentheses with last name and page number. Eg.: (McNeil, 335). Include a
bibliography at the end of your paper
topic : Nation of Islam begins in the 20th c. in response to the struggles of (mostly) African
Americans
○ Gibson, Dawn-Marie. A History of the Nation of Islam : Race, Islam, and the Quest for Freedom, ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2012.