New World A-Coming: Black Religion and Racial Identity during the Great Migration

New World A-Coming: Black Religion and Racial Identity during the Great Migration is a groundbreaking book that challenges conventional narratives of African American history, religion, and racial identity.

Drawing on extensive archival research and incorporating a rich array of sources, Judith Weisenfeld offers an innovative and nuanced understanding of how black people in the early 20th century negotiated their racial identities and created new collective futures. The book focuses on the Moorish Science Temple, the Nation of Islam, Father Divine's Peace Mission Movement, and other congregations of Ethiopian Hebrews, revealing how these groups formulated a religio-racial identity that was inseparable from their understanding of racial identity.

Weisenfeld demonstrates that these movements contributed to broader discussions in black America about the nature of racial identity and the collective future of black people that still resonate today. With meticulous research, elegant writing, and a richly detailed narrative, New World A-Coming is an essential read for scholars and general readers interested in religion, U.S.

history, and Africana studies.

It is a must-have for anyone seeking to understand the complex and multifaceted ways that black people have negotiated their racial identities throughout American history.