- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Bilali Manuscript
- Contributor to Resource:
- Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries
- Date of Original:
- 1850/1986
- Subject:
- Arts--Georgia
Culture - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- images (object genre)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Bilali Mohammed, an enslaved African who lived openly as a Muslim on Sapelo Island, has been a subject of scholarly and popular interest since the nineteenth century. His experience is reflected in the “Bilali Document,” a brief manuscript he wrote concerning Islamic regulations.
Color photograph of a page from the Bilali Manuscript composed by Bilali Mohammed, an enslaved African on Sapelo Island. The page shows Arabic script and book binding is visible on the righthand side of the image. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/bilali-mohammed/bilali_mohammed_001/
- Original Collection:
- Francis R. Goulding papers
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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