Black Muslims and the Law

Black Muslims and the Law examines the Nation of Islam’s struggle for religious freedom from World War II to the Vietnam War through the lives of key members, such as Elijah Muhammad and Muhammad Ali. In doing so, the work reveals the key initiatives the Nation of Islam took to defend the civil liberties of its members from a position of power.

Malachi D. Crawford is assistant director and adjunct professor of African American studies at the University of Houston.

TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.........................iii INTRODUCTION............................000 Chapter 1.LAW, RELIGION AND THE RISE OF THE NOI...............000 2.FIGHTING IN THE COURTS: EARLY NOI LEGAL DEFENSE.........000 3.WOMEN, DOMESTIC WORK AND SOCIAL LEGITIMACY IN THE EARLY NOI.............................000 4.THE INTERWAR PERIOD, 1942-1957.....................000 5.A PRISON MOVEMENT FOR LEGAL LEGITIMACY...............000 6.THE NOI'S PRESS FOR SOCIAL LEGITIMACY...............000 7.CLEAR VICTORIES AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES............000 CONCLUSION...............................000 NOTES...................................000 BIBLIOGRAPHY..............................000