Jefferson's Muslim fugitives, the lost story of enslaved Africans, their Arabic letters, and an American president, Jeffrey Einboden
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Creator
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Subject
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- Muslims -- Kentucky -- History -- 19th century
- Slavery + Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Correspondence
- Slaves' writings, American
- Fugitive slaves -- Kentucky -- History -- 19th century
- African American Muslims -- Kentucky -- History
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Relations with African Americans
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Friends and associates
- Nash, Ira P., 1774-1844 -- Correspondence
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Label
Jefferson's Muslim fugitives, the lost story of enslaved Africans, their Arabic letters, and an American president, Jeffrey Einboden
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Jefferson's Muslim fugitives
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Oclc number
1135113109
Responsibility statement
Jeffrey Einboden
Series statement
Oxford scholarship online.
Sub title
the lost story of enslaved Africans, their Arabic letters, and an American president
Summary
On October 4, 1807, Thomas Jefferson was handed documents written entirely in Arabic, penned by two African Muslims fleeing captivity in rural Kentucky. 'Jefferson's Muslim Fugitives' recounts the untold story of escaped West African slaves in the American heartland whose Arabic writings reached a sitting U.S. President, prompting him to intervene on their behalf. Revealing Jefferson's lifelong entanglements with slavery and Islam, Jeffrey Einboden uncovers the lost Muslim manuscripts which circulated among Jefferson and his prominent peers, while questioning why such vital legacies from the American past have been entirely forgotten.--, Provided by publisher
Target audience
specialized
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