Sayyid, Omar Ibn
Item
- Title
- Sayyid, Omar Ibn
- Description
- Great academic interest and legend surround the life of Omar Ibn Sayyid, a Muslim African slave who lived in the southern states in the early 1800s. He was likely the most educated slave in North Carolina, as well as the author of the only known slave autobiography written in a native language. Lastly, he is one of the best documented examples of a practicing-Muslim slave.
- birthday
- 1770
- Death Date
- 1864
- Date
- Muslim African slave: 1800s
