Library of Congress acquires treasure trove of 19th century documents written in Arabic by Muslim slave

January 22nd, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. —The United States Library of Congress announced its acquisition of an extraordinary set of documents last week belonging to Omar ibn Said, who wrote what is believed to be the only surviving slave narrative of its kind in 1831. Also known as “Morro” or “Uncle Moreau” as a slave, he had been enslaved for...