R. Charles Weller, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of History (Career), Washington State University, and Senior Research Fellow, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. He has also been a visiting fellow at Yale University (2010-11), a visiting researcher at Georgetown University’s Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (2014-19) and Affiliate (Research) Faculty of History at George Mason University (2021-22).

• 1 Introduction: Historiographical Backgrounds, Contexts and Frameworks.- Part I: Laying the Foundations.- 2 The Early Historical and Theological Origins and Development of Mosaic and Islamic Law in West African, Transatlantic and American Enslavement History.- 3 Mosaic Law in the Transition from Indentured Servitude to Racialized Lifelong Hereditary Bondage for Black Africans, 1600-1710.- Part II: Mosaic and Islamic Slave Law Before and After the American Revolution.- 4 The Rise & Fall of Moses the Liberator Before and After the American Revolution, 1710-1830.- 5 Moses, Muhammad and Slavery among Jews and Muslims in Colonial and Early Independent America, 1654-1830.- 6 Moses, Muhammad and Slavery in the Thought & Writings of Key American Founders, 1750-1830.- 7 Concluding Reflections and Contributions of the Study.

R. Charles Weller, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of History (Career), Washington State University, and Senior Research Fellow, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. He has also been a visiting fellow at Yale University (2010-11), a visiting researcher at Georgetown University’s Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (2014-19) and Affiliate (Research) Faculty of History at George Mason University (2021-22).

• 1 Introduction: Historiographical Backgrounds, Contexts and Frameworks.- Part I: Laying the Foundations.- 2 The Early Historical and Theological Origins and Development of Mosaic and Islamic Law in West African, Transatlantic and American Enslavement History.- 3 Mosaic Law in the Transition from Indentured Servitude to Racialized Lifelong Hereditary Bondage for Black Africans, 1600-1710.- Part II: Mosaic and Islamic Slave Law Before and After the American Revolution.- 4 The Rise & Fall of Moses the Liberator Before and After the American Revolution, 1710-1830.- 5 Moses, Muhammad and Slavery among Jews and Muslims in Colonial and Early Independent America, 1654-1830.- 6 Moses, Muhammad and Slavery in the Thought & Writings of Key American Founders, 1750-1830.- 7 Concluding Reflections and Contributions of the Study.