Omar Ibn Said
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Futa Tooro |
| Died | Bladen County |
| North Carolina | |
| United States | |
| 1864 | |
| Bladen County | |
| North Carolina | |
| United States | |
| Known for | Islamic Scholar, author of Slave narratives |
| Islamic | |
| Education | Senegal |
| Islamic education | |
| Books | Muslim American Slave - The Life of Omar Ibn Said |
| Other name | Uncle Moreau, Prince Omeroh |
| Date of birth | January 1,1770 |
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| ID | 818313 |
Omar Ibn Said Life story
Omar ibn Said was a Fula Islamic scholar from Futa Toro in West Africa, who was enslaved and transported to the United States in 1807. There, while enslaved for the remainder of his life, he wrote a series of Arabic-language works on history and theology, including a short autobiography.
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