Record #:

15680

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Omar ibn Said's life was highlighted at the Cape Fear Historical Complex in Fayetteville in conjunction with the newly placed historical highway marker on Murchison Road in Fayetteville. Said, a West African Muslim brought to America in 1807, wrote his autobiography in 1831 composed entirely in Arabic.

Source:

Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 59 Issue 1, Jan 2011, p9-11, il

Subject(s):

Slaves' writings, American