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A Muslim American slave : the life of Omar Ibn Said /

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Born to a wealthy family in West Africa around 1770, Omar Ibn Said was abducted and sold into slavery in the United States, where he came to the attention of a prominent North Carolina family after filling "the walls of his room with piteous petitions to be released, all written in the Arabic l...

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Main Author: Said, Omar ibn, 1770?-1863
Other Authors: Alryyes, Ala A., 1963-
Format: Book
Language:English
Arabic
Language Notes:English translations on pages facing facsim. pages of Arabic text.
Published: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, [2011]
Series:Wisconsin studies in autobiography.
Subjects:
Said, Omar ibn, > 1770?-1863
Slave narratives > North Carolina.
Slaves' writings, American.
Slaves > North Carolina > Biography.
African American Muslims > North Carolina > History > Sources.
Slavery > United States > History > Sources.
Said, Omar ibn, > 1770?-1863 or 1864.
African American Muslims.
Slave narratives.
Slavery.
Slaves.
North Carolina.
United States.
Slavar > Förenta staterna > biografi.
Slavar > historia > Förenta staterna > källor.
Muslimer > Förenta staterna > biografi.
Biography.
History.
Sources.
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Call Number: E444 .S25 2011b
Notes: Donated by Rebecca Hankins. 20160329
 
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