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.
Season 1 Episode 6
Length 23:46
Premiere: 01/09/25
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