How did US Muslims respond to Sabbatarianism in the antebellum period?

by AnOldHope

Tim Verhoeven wrote a provocative article for Church History recently (June, 2013). In the article, "In Defense of Civil and Religious Liberty: Anti-Sabbatarianism in the United States before the Civil War," Verhoeven noted that the preponderance of scholarly attention focused on the pro-Sabbatarians, leaving out the anti-Sabbatarians. Verhoeven thesis included, in part, how religious minorities--who adhered to a sabbath that occurred on a day other than Sunday, such as the Jewish Community and Seventh-Day Baptists--responded to Sabbatarian efforts. Verhoeven even quoted anti-Sabbatarians who argued against the movement because the Constitution "protects the Christian, Jew, and Mohomedan" (300). Despite some other passing references, Verhoeven did not address responses Muslims in full. How did US Muslims, who would ostensibly be anti-Sabbatarian, respond to the movement?

jeffbell

Muslims were pretty scarce in the antebellum period. They tended to be envoys who said nothing, or slaves who who had no say.

The first masjid wasn't built until 1915.