University at Albany, State University of New York Scholars Archive History Honors Program History 5-2017 Islam as a Liberating Force for Muslim Slaves on the Georgia Sea Islands Raiber (Salah) Muhiddin University at Albany, State University of New York,
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[email protected]. Islam as a Liberating Force for Muslim Slaves on the Georgia Sea Islands by Raiber (Salah) Muhiddin A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honors In History State University of New York at Albany Albany, New York Muhiddin 2 Introduction Islam has been a part of America since colonial times. “Hundreds of thousands” of Muslim slaves were brought to the shores of the New World as part of the transatlantic slave trade.1 While many of these slaves were prevented from outwardly practicing their religion, some of them managed to assert their religious identity and practice their religion despite the control of their masters.