ePub Making of the West 4e V1 Sources for Making of the West 4e V1 by Lynn Hunt; Thomas R. Martin; Barbara H. Rosenwein; Bonnie G. Smith; Katharine J. Lualdi in History

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The presentation of Africa; Islam and slavery in the American slave Narratives of Muslim slaves in the Americas is a topic that is often overlooked in discussing the genre of slave narratives and the birth of African American Literature. In fact the first biography was that of a former Maryland slave; Job Ben Solomon; published in 1730 in Britain. By reexamining these often overlooked narratives we can get insight into African Islam; the turmoil of integration into a foreign culture; life in Africa; and life as a slave in the Americas. The primary sources include: the narrative of Job ben Solomon; the two autobiographical pieces of Muhammad Said of Bornu; the Arabic autobiography of 'Umar ibn Said; the Jamaican narrative of Abu Bakr Said; a discussion of coverage on Bilali Muhammad's excerpts from the Risalah of Abi Zaid; Theodore Dwight's articles on the teaching methods of the Serachule teacher slave Lamen Kebe; and a letter describing Salih Bilali.