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From Slavery to Freedom: The Untold Story of America's First Muslims

Even before the United States was founded, tens of thousands of Muslims were already here, captured in West Africa, and brought to colonial America in chains. Host Asma Khalid tells the surprising story of one of these people, a Muslim man named Mamadou Yarrow, who, after 45 years of enslavement and negotiated his way to freedom.
Season 1 Episode 12 Length 23:19 Premiere: 11/04/24

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Season 1 Episodes

How Islam Influenced Black Americans in 1920s Chicago

S1 E16 Length 23:46 Premiere Date 01/09/25

Is This One of America’s First Mosques?

S1 E11 Length 22:01 Premiere Date 10/17/24

A South Asian in the Southwest

S1 E6 Length 24:45 Premiere Date 05/01/26

A New Hope for Freedom

S1 E5 Length 24:45 Premiere Date 05/01/26

A Mosque on the Prairies

S1 E4 Length 24:45 Premiere Date 05/01/26

A Muslim in the Civil War

S1 E3 Length 24:45 Premiere Date 05/01/26

Islam at the Nation’s Founding

S1 E2 Length 24:45 Premiere Date 05/01/26

A Portrait of Freedom

S1 E1 Length 24:44 Premiere Date 05/01/26

American Muslims: A History Revealed Trailer

Preview Length 01:58 Premiere Date 11/01/24

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