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Muslim Slave Aristocrats in North Carolina

Record #:
21630
Abstract:
This article examines the fate of African-born Muslim slaves in North Carolina, with more scrutiny on the life of Umar ibn Said, an educated and upper class Muslim from Senegal. It delivers details from his life, especially after he became a slave in 1810 on a Cape Fear River plantation owned by James Owen. It also chronicles his conversion to Christianity, which was used by missionaries as an example on how to convert Muslims.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 77 Issue 2, Apr 2000, p127-150 , il, por, f
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