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SOURCE #1
I knew several [people] who must have been, from what I have since learned, Mohamedans [Muslims]; though at that time, I had never heard of the religion of Mohamed. There was one man on this plantation … who prayed five times every day, always turning his face to the east, when in the performance of his devotion.
Charles Ball, Slavery in the United States: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Charles Ball, 1837.
SOURCE #2
Top 7 Language Groups of Identified West African Slave Exports
SlaveVoyages Database, accessed 2025.
Explain the connection between Source #1 and Source #2.
Explain one reason why Source #1 might exist in the United States despite a ban on international slave imports in 1808.
Explain one reason for the decline in number of slave exports after 1850.
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/african-muslims-early-america