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OMAR IBN SAID ca. 1770-1863

Muslim slave & scholar. African-born, he penned autobiography in Arabic, 1831. Lived in Bladen County and worshipped with local Presbyterians.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Muslim slave & scholar. African-born, he penned autobiography in Arabic, 1831. Lived in Bladen County and worshipped with local Presbyterians.

Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID I89)

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