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As I understand it, slavery in the Americas drew from a number of tribes. Some of the largest groups came from tribes like the Fulani and the Wolof. Both those tribes were predominately Muslim at the time so what evidence do we have of the practice of Islam among slaves in the "New World"?

by /u/VeritasCicero in /r/AskHistorians

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