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The Forgotten Faith: The Experiences Of Enslaved Muslims And The Influence Of Islam In The United States From 1730-1864, Amani Altwam
The Forgotten Faith: The Experiences Of Enslaved Muslims And The Influence Of Islam In The United States From 1730-1864, Amani Altwam
All Theses
Muslims were present in North America before the establishment of the
American/British colonies. The first Muslims in America were not citizens, but
enslaved Africans forced into the slave trade in the eighteenth century. Muslim slaves
in America were much more prevalent than anyone could have imagined and yet, the
religion of these slaves was rarely ever brought to the surface. In this thesis, I argue
that Muslim slaves not only existed in America but most of them were literate in
multiple languages, well-educated, and were capable of holding on to a set of beliefs.
History books and previous literature have …
Short Remarks On The Political And Social Writings Of Reverend Anthony Walke Of Princess Anne County, Virginia & A Concise & Impartial Account Of The Causes Of Their Origins & Progress, Roberta Vogt
All Theses
The following thesis examines multiple social and political topics in the largely unstudied writings of Reverend Anthony Walke (c. 1755-1814) of Princess Anne County, Virginia. His papers reside at the Filson Historical Society in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as appearing in Virginia newspapers of the period. Walke's works comprise more than four hundred pages of primary source documents that relate to late eighteenth-century Virginia, and span the period of 1786 through 1805.
My research emphasizes his Revolutionary War pamphlet, Remarkable Occurrences during the unhappy American War, & a concise & impartial Account of the Causes of its Origin & Progress: …