Ali’s funeral replicated the erasure black Muslims have long endured.

Evidence

Allegations of Ali’s funeral being “whitewashed” were widespread, and many of the black figures who brought Ali into Islam were excluded from the fallen champion’s funeral. Ironically, the funeral of the most famous Muslim American in history, a black man equally remembered for his fierce and unrelenting assault on racism and his in-ring feats, replicated the erasure that has loomed over black Muslims since the earliest stages of this country’s history. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 418

Categorization

• QUESTION: Which specific black figures who brought Ali into Islam were excluded, and through what mechanism? Concrete detail worth chasing.
• XREF: Instance of private/institutional erasure within the in-group — part of the dialectic machinery. — connects to: Non-black Muslims celebrate black Muslims in ways that erase their blackness. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 420; Ali’s iconic status did not translate into empowerment for black Muslims. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 416; Institutions exploit black Muslims through erasure, demonization, and delegitimization — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 437 (+1 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 418

Broader Connections

• Institutions exploit black Muslims through erasure, demonization, and delegitimization #expands (0.70) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 437
• Media and scholarship doubly erase black American Muslims’ existence and voices. #exemplifies (0.65) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 452