The Chains Did Not Win by Gus Kazem (.ePUB)
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The Chains Did Not Win: Omar ibn Said Biography by Gus Kazem
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Overview: The Chains Did Not Win: Omar ibn Said recounts the life and legacy of Omar ibn Said, a West African Islamic scholar who was captured and enslaved in the United States during the nineteenth century. Educated in classical Arabic and Islamic sciences before his enslavement, Omar ibn Said left behind one of the most remarkable autobiographical manuscripts written by an enslaved African in North America.
The book traces his journey from scholarship and spiritual formation in Africa to captivity, forced displacement, and life under bondage in the American South. Through historical reconstruction and narrative interpretation, the work examines how faith, literacy, and memory endured despite systematic efforts to erase identity, belief, and culture.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Biographies & Memoirs
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