The Nation of Islam
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The Nation of Islam was the chief inspiration and benefactor for the Black Power Movement. The NOI developed out of a nexus of political, cultural, and social tumult. The NOI believed in the universal deviltry of white people, whether they were American or not. At the same time, the NOI embraced all people of color as kindred "blacks". This reflected the prevailing thrust of white supremacy in America. Like any social phenomenon, it was a product of its time.
To read more about the Nation of Islam, please visit: http://www.noi.org/
Source: Ogbar, Jeffrey. Black Power: Radical Politics and African American Identity. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.
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