- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Names of Enslaved Muslims, 1781
- Creator:
- From the Royal Georgia Gazette, March 8, 1781
- Date of Original:
- 1781
- Subject:
- Arts--Georgia
Culture - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- images (object genre)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Among the names of enslaved laborers on this Savannah-area planation in 1781 were four with names associated with Islam: Mahomet and Fatima. Mahomet is a Latin version of the name Muhammad, while Fatima was Muhammad’s daughter. Through Islamic names in lists like these and advertisements seeking fugitives from slavery, it is possible to discern the presence of enslaved Muslims in the early South.
Detail of page from the 8 March 1781 issue of the Royal Georgia Gazette, highlighting names of enslaved laborers that have Islamic names. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/islam-and-muslims-in-georgia/enslavemuslimnames_001/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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