# Debate Over Muslims, Slavery, and Early American History

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2116978813448163501
- Source account: [@America_1777](https://x.com/America_1777)
- Source language: English
- Duration: 1:10
- Published: 2026-11-02
- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xqw5rNbtvdP/en/debate-over-muslims-slavery-and-early-american-history

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xqw5rNbtvdP/en/debate-over-muslims-slavery-and-early-american-history) the beautiful religion of Christianity. We have to do all of those things at once.

[0:03](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xqw5rNbtvdP/en/debate-over-muslims-slavery-and-early-american-history?t=3) You said that historically Muslims didn't enter this country until the, the, the latter part of the 20th century. That's just factually untrue.

[0:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xqw5rNbtvdP/en/debate-over-muslims-slavery-and-early-american-history?t=9) Uh, and, and I think to, to- It's a very small number ... ignore the fact, uh, it, n- not, not relative to the number of enslaved Africans who were brought here, and that was Mehdi's point that I don't want to see distorted.

[0:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xqw5rNbtvdP/en/debate-over-muslims-slavery-and-early-american-history?t=19) They converted to Christianity. Uh, th- they were forced to convert to Christianity.

[0:22](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xqw5rNbtvdP/en/debate-over-muslims-slavery-and-early-american-history?t=22) That, j- just like, that's like, that's like me saying- Like they were forced to convert to Islam ... there weren't that many Jews...

[0:26](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xqw5rNbtvdP/en/debate-over-muslims-slavery-and-early-american-history?t=26) That's like, that's like me saying there, that's like me saying there weren't in, that many, many Jews during the Inquisition, right?

[0:30](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xqw5rNbtvdP/en/debate-over-muslims-slavery-and-early-american-history?t=30) Be- bec- there, if, if you're forced to hide, if you're forced to convert, I'm not using that as, th- that's not a feather in your cap.

[0:36](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xqw5rNbtvdP/en/debate-over-muslims-slavery-and-early-american-history?t=36) The point here is that this nation was built- But not, not, we're drifting away, Mark.

[0:38](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xqw5rNbtvdP/en/debate-over-muslims-slavery-and-early-american-history?t=38) We're, we're drifting away ... on the backs of enslaved Africans.

[0:40](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xqw5rNbtvdP/en/debate-over-muslims-slavery-and-early-american-history?t=40) I, I, no, no. Enslaved Africans built- Yeah, but we're drifting away, but Mark, Mark ... enslaved, enslaved, enslaved Africans built this country, and many were Muslim, and many even after- Yes, even if they don't. Yes, even if they don't ... even after the era of slavery, still held onto,

[0:52](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xqw5rNbtvdP/en/debate-over-muslims-slavery-and-early-american-history?t=52) they still held onto Islam. Yeah, that is true, and, and Michael did say that.

[0:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xqw5rNbtvdP/en/debate-over-muslims-slavery-and-early-american-history?t=53) And many, and many of, and many of them- Let me just jump in ... and many of them practiced secretly and silently, and even at the beginning of the 20th century- Okay ... with the Moorish Science Temple- Yeah, but secret Muslims are important ... with, with the Ahmadiyya Movement.

[1:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/2xqw5rNbtvdP/en/debate-over-muslims-slavery-and-early-american-history?t=62) We're just, we're moving away. There's numerous movements, and, a- and, and if you look at the Founding Fa- Hang on, hang on please. Time out, please ... God forbid I bring, we bring some facts in here