During the second second presidential debate, a Muslim woman asked Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton how they would help millions of Muslims in the United States “deal with the consequences of being labeled as a threat to the country.” To which Hillary Clinton replied, “We’ve had Muslims in America since George Washington.”
This might be a surprise to many an American but not a historian. For more on the matter, be sure to read this terrific op-ed from religious scholar Peter Manseau who makes a compelling argument that “Islam in America is not an immigrant religion lately making itself known, but a tradition with deep roots here, despite being among the most suppressed in the nation’s history.”
