The President declared, “Islam has always been part of America” Adding, “Starting in colonial times, many of the slaves brought here from Africa were Muslim”
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Maybe but they sure didn’t stay moslem for long..they learnt about Jesus and practice Christianity and it was Jesus as LORD God and Savior they called on and sang to about FREEDOM, not the moslem moon gods...
The strongest connection between Islam and American history is that it was only after Ferdinand and Isabella conquered the last Muslim-held part of Spain in 1492 that Isabella could afford to sponsor Columbus’ voyage of discovery.