George Washington didn't just own slaves, he owned Muslim slaves

[basquebromance]

George Washington's plantation at Mount Vernon also provides insight into early U.S. Muslim history. Muslims fought freely in General Washington's U.S. Continental Army, but the General also "owned" Muslims as slaves. See the work of Mary V. Thompson, a research historian.

Islam at Mount Vernon

Elements of Islam and other traditional African religions are found in the documentary and archaeological records of Mount Vernon’s enslaved population.

www.mountvernon.org

 

[miketx]

George Washington's plantation at Mount Vernon also provides insight into early U.S. Muslim history. Muslims fought freely in General Washington's U.S. Continental Army, but the General also "owned" Muslims as slaves. See the work of Mary V. Thompson, a research historian.

Islam at Mount Vernon

Elements of Islam and other traditional African religions are found in the documentary and archaeological records of Mount Vernon’s enslaved population.

www.mountvernon.org

no wonder George didn't herd goats!

 

[irosie91]

George Washington's plantation at Mount Vernon also provides insight into early U.S. Muslim history. Muslims fought freely in General Washington's U.S. Continental Army, but the General also "owned" Muslims as slaves. See the work of Mary V. Thompson, a research historian.

Islam at Mount Vernon

Elements of Islam and other traditional African religions are found in the documentary and archaeological records of Mount Vernon’s enslaved population.

www.mountvernon.org

yeah? so? Muslims in africa also owned muslim slaves ---bought and sold. It would
have been a bit odd if some had not
shown
up in America

 

[TeeDub]

George Washington's plantation at Mount Vernon also provides insight into early U.S. Muslim history. Muslims fought freely in General Washington's U.S. Continental Army, but the General also "owned" Muslims as slaves. See the work of Mary V. Thompson, a research historian.

Islam at Mount Vernon

Elements of Islam and other traditional African religions are found in the documentary and archaeological records of Mount Vernon’s enslaved population.

www.mountvernon.org

I bet his Muslim slaves were sold by other Muslims too. You do realize that the slave trade still exists.

 

[irosie91]

I bet his Muslim slaves were sold by other Muslims too. You do realize that the slave trade still exists.

^^^^ Not a PROGRESSIVE pov.....

 

[elektra]

best life a black man could ask for given the alternative in Africa, or other plantations, excluding Thomas Jefferson's plantation

 

[Mushroom]

George Washington's plantation at Mount Vernon also provides insight into early U.S. Muslim history. Muslims fought freely in General Washington's U.S. Continental Army, but the General also "owned" Muslims as slaves. See the work of Mary V. Thompson, a research historian.

Of course it did.

Most of Africa was Muslim even in that era. And the slaves were normally captured by other African tribes. It generally took 1-3 generations for them to start to abandon their original faith and become "Christianized".