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How did Black Islam/Judaism (Nation of Islam, Moorish Science, Black Israelites) become an amalgamation of Christian, Jewish, Islamic, Turkic, Egyptian iconography and Black nationalism? Why do they believe that Black Americans are descendants of both ancient Egyptians and the tribes of Israel?

by /u/J2quared in /r/AskHistorians

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