How Islam Influenced Black Americans in 1920s Chicago - 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.
Discovers how Muslim groups helped working-class Black Americans resist the confines of race.
Host Aymann Ismail explores how Muslims shaped the imagination of America’s founding generation.
Asma Khalid travels to the American South West to tell the story of early South Asian migration.
Malika Bilal tells the story of an immigrant with a 200-page pension file detailing his experiences.
Who was Mamadou Yarrow, and how did he make his way into this painting in his journey to freedom?
How Muslim homesteaders constructed one of the first purpose-built mosques in the country.
American Muslims: A History Revealed is a series of six short documentary films that reveal and explore the early history of Muslims in America. The series is hosted by three leading American Muslim journalists: Malika Bilal, Aymann Ismail, and Asma Khalid. Over the course of the series, they travel the country to piece together stories spanning over 200 years.
