The story of Omar ibn Said, a West African Muslim scholar who was brought to South Carolina as a slave, is not one that many know. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) RHIANNON GIDDENS: (As Julie, ...

As part of our Juneteenth special broadcast, we feature our interview with pioneering musical artist Rhiannon Giddens, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her opera Omar, about Omar ibn Said, a Muslim ...

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks to Rhiannon Giddens and Limmie Pulliam about their performance of "Omar" at Oberlin College's Finney Chapel as well as Cleveland's Maltz Preforming Arts Center. The story ...