Black Muslim

noun

: a member of a chiefly Black group that professes Islamic religious belief

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His words would become a Black Muslim legend that, passed from one generation to the next, sustained the separatist movement. Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Black Muslim was in 1960

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“Black Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Black%20Muslim. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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