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A Muslim American Slave
The Life of Omar Ibn Said
By Ibn Said, Omar
- ISBN
- 978-0-29924-954-0
- Publisher
- Univ. of Wisconsin
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Reviewed on August 5, 2011
Alryyes (comparative literature & English; Yale; Original Subjects: The Child, the Novel, and the Nation) has translated the very brief autobiography of Muslim American slave Omar Ibn Said, whose 15-page work provides a rare glimpse into a relatively little-known aspect of the history of American slavery. Ibn Said (c.1770–1864), from a wealthy Muslim West African family, was captured c.1807 and transported to slavery in the Carolinas. Alryyes here presents not onl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
on onAugust 5, 2011 | LJXpress
Alryyes (comparative literature & English; Yale; Original Subjects: The Child, the Novel, and the Nation) has translated the very brief autobiography of Muslim American slave Omar Ibn Said, whose 15-page work provides a rare glimpse into a relatively little-known aspect of the history of American slavery. Ibn Said (c.1770–1864), from a wealthy Muslim West African family, was captured c.1807 and transported to slavery in the Carolinas. Alryyes here presents not onl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
