Whereas our president has stated on multiple occasions that Islam and the Muslim community have been part of the fabric of America since it's founding and have made many contributions to our society since. Scientific concepts predating Islam, aside, We the undersigned do hereby call upon the President to expound on this claim and enrich our understanding of history by instead of using this broad generalization, that he point out specific instances of muslim contributions in the United States, prior to the 18th century, during the 18th century, and in the 19th century. We further ask that these be verifiable details from neutral sources.
Other than the fact that it was muslim africans kidnapping other Africans for the slave trade and dspersing them abroad, we are hard pressed to find any