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Black Muslims
(Encyclopedia)Black Muslims, African-American religious movement in the United States, split since the late 1970s into the American Society of Muslims and the Nation of Islam. The original group was founded (1930) ...Black River
(Encyclopedia)Black River. 1 River rising in SE Mo. and flowing c.300 mi (480 km) SE, then SW to the White River near Newport, Ark. It is partly navigable. Clearwater Dam is on the river near Piedmont, Mo. 2 River ...Black Death
(Encyclopedia)Black Death: see plague.black earth
(Encyclopedia)black earth: see chernozem.black haw
(Encyclopedia)black haw: see honeysuckle.black lead
(Encyclopedia)black lead: see graphite.black letter
(Encyclopedia)black letter: see type.black lung
(Encyclopedia)black lung: see pneumoconiosis.black quarter
(Encyclopedia)black quarter: see blackleg.black light
(Encyclopedia)black light: see ultraviolet radiation. ...Browse by Subject
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