African-American Religious Leaders profiles many African American religious leaders, from the most famous, Martin Luther King, Elijah Muhammad to others whose influence has been less publicized. Those profiled have been drawn from a vast range of pursuits and include civil rights scions, founders of the African-American churches, compassionate lay leaders, dynamic preachers, pioneers in the ecclesiastical realms previously reserved for whites, workers for social justice, missionaries, and even ordained celebrities from the entertainment world who carry a spiritual message in their interactions with the public. Broad in scope, leaders from a wide variety of faiths and persuasions are covered, including important figures from mainstream Christian denominations, African-American Christian denominations, Islam, Black Muslim, voodoo, and mystic religions.