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Faith in the New Millennium: The Future of Religion and American Politics
Barack Hussein Obama
America’s First Muslim President?
Rebecca Anne Goetz
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199372690.003.0006
Until September 11, 2001, Muslim Americans lived in relative obscurity, largely escaping the notice of historians, sociologists, and policy makers. The advent of the War of Terror catapulted Muslim Americans into the public eye. These communities went from being demographic curiosities to perceived threats. This chapter argues that Islam has as long a history in the United States as Christianity does. Islam came to North America in the late fifteenth century and persisted especially in the Southern colonies among enslaved West African Muslims. Though many commentators try to argue that Islam is foreign to the United States and essentially un-American, this chapter makes the case that Islam and the experiences of American Muslims are critical components of American history.
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