Film, Video Preserving Omar Ibn Said's Words: A Slave Narrative

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Title
Preserving Omar Ibn Said's Words: A Slave Narrative
Summary
The Library has preserved, digitized and made facsimile copies of "The Life of Omar Ibn Said," the only known extant narrative written in Arabic by an enslaved person in the United States. In 1831, Omar Ibn Said, a wealthy and highly educated man who was captured in West Africa and brought to the United States as a slave, wrote a 15-page autobiography describing his experiences.
Event Date
February 01, 2019
Related Resources
Omar Ibn Said Collection: https://www.loc.gov/collections/omar-ibn-said-collection/about-this-collection/
Running Time
2 minutes, 30 seconds
Language
English
Online Format
video
image

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Preserving Omar Ibn Said's Words: A Slave Narrative. 2019. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-8581/.

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(2019) Preserving Omar Ibn Said's Words: A Slave Narrative. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-8581/.

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Preserving Omar Ibn Said's Words: A Slave Narrative. 2019. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-8581/>.

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