American Muslims: A History Revealed

How Islam Influenced Black Americans in 1920s Chicago (1x6)

Air date: Jan 09, 2025

In this film, host Malika Bilal (Senior Presenter, Al Jazeera English) tells the story of these early Black American Muslim communities through a woman named Florence Watts, who moved to the bustling South Side of Chicago around 1910, where she found work as a cook and a maid.