Minority in America

African American Muslims

As a dual minority in both race and religion, African American Muslims have often been subject to discrimination.

 

Keith Elison being sworn in to Congress on a Qu'ran

Hindus in American Textbooks

In the early 2000s, some American Hindus organized to stop perceived discrimination against them in American public school books.

 

Group of American Hindus meeting with a Senator

The Racial Identity of US Jews

For many Jews, America has been a land of both opportunity and persecution. This ambiguity is reflected in Jewish racial identity.

 

Abraham Joshua Heschel and Martin Luther King, Jr.