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Omar ibn Said (Arabic: عمر بن سعيد , romanized: ʿUmar bin Saeed or Omar ben Saeed; c. 1770 –1864) was a Fula Muslim scholar from Futa Toro in West Africa (present-day Senegal), who was enslaved and transported to the United States in 1807.
Explore the life and writings of Omar Ibn Said, a West African slave who wrote his autobiography in Arabic in 1831. Learn about his background, his journey to America, his conversion to Christianity, and his legacy in this unique collection of texts.
Omar ibn Said was a Muslim African who was enslaved in South Carolina and later wrote his life story in Arabic in 1831. His autobiography reveals his faith, his conversion to Christianity, and his views on slavery and Islam in America.
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Apr 23, 2019 · Omar Ibn Said was a West African scholar who wrote his life story in Arabic as a slave in the 1800s. His manuscript challenges the stereotype of African slaves as illiterate and uneducated.
Omar Ibn Said was a Muslim slave from Northwest Africa who was captured and sold in 1807. He wrote an autobiography in Arabic, the only known slave narrative in that language, and became a Presbyterian in North Carolina.
Mar 29, 2009 · Omar Ibn Said was a Muslim teacher from West Africa who was captured and enslaved in 1807. He wrote his autobiography in Arabic while in bondage in North Carolina, expressing his faith and his desire to return to Africa.
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Jan 25, 2019 · Learn about the life and writings of Omar ibn Said, a Muslim slave who wrote his autobiography in Arabic in 1831. Explore his story, his faith, and his legacy through the Library of Congress's digitized collection.
