Muslim Roots in America

Cultural Diversion has been a process of innovation and controversy throughout the history of mankind, but today I am focusing on the immigration of the Muslim culture into America. Many people may not know that Muslims have been in America since the first slave ship arrived in Virginia on 1619. From that point on the Muslim culture kept making its way into America by choice or not. After the slave trade ended the Muslim culture was increasing at a smaller rate for a little bit. This ended in 1876 when the first new was of the immigration of Muslims came at a larger rate. In 1920 mosques were recorded being built in Iowa, Michigan, Detroit, North Dakota, and the list goes on. Although once again Muslim immigration temporarily stopped because of the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act. This bill was changed in 1965 causing the new wave of Muslims from socially unstable countries to flee to America searching for a better life. In 1990 America was reported to have more then 600 mosques. By 1997 there were more then 5 million Muslims in America. The Muslim culture has definitely fit its way into American culture as we know it and they have a strong effect on any Non-Muslims life as they will for the rest of time.
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