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==Religion==

==Religion==

[[Image:President Barack Obama.jpg|thumb|150px|Barack Obama, possibly the first black president (2009- )]]  

[[Image:President Barack Obama.jpg|thumb|150px|Barack Obama, the first black president (2009- )]]  

Amoong African-Americans, religiosity is very high, and the standard practice since [[Reconstruction]] is for black ministers to be community spokespersons, and political power brokers; they often run for office. The great majority of African Americans are [[Protestant]]s, with their own [[Baptist]], [[Pentecostal]], and [[Methodist]] churches.  A few are [[Muslim]]s.<ref>The Pluralism Project at Harvard University[http://www.pluralism.org/resources/statistics/tradition.php#Islam]  Twenty-four percent of American Muslims are black, according to American Muslim Council's Zogby poll of August 2000.</ref>. .

Amoong African-Americans, religiosity is very high, and the standard practice since [[Reconstruction]] is for black ministers to be community spokespersons, and political power brokers; they often run for office. The great majority of African Americans are [[Protestant]]s, with their own [[Baptist]], [[Pentecostal]], and [[Methodist]] churches.  A few are [[Muslim]]s.<ref>The Pluralism Project at Harvard University[http://www.pluralism.org/resources/statistics/tradition.php#Islam]  Twenty-four percent of American Muslims are black, according to American Muslim Council's Zogby poll of August 2000.</ref>. .

* [http://www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html National Survey of Religious Identification (NSRI)]

* [http://www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html National Survey of Religious Identification (NSRI)]

==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Black History]]

* [[Black History]]

* [[Civil Rights]]

* [[Civil Rights]]