to have little trouble finding ways to communicate and would defiantly practice in secret or convene openly for prayer depending on their overseer. Many still wore clothing akin to their old way such as veils, headwraps, dresses, longsleeve tunics, turbans, harem pants, caps, kufis, conical hats and extra material to sometimes wrap their faces. They were responsible for many organized uprisings such as the Male Revolt and Haitian Revolution. Carrying their traditions among the Gullah as late as the 19th century. They consisted of black Muslim ethnic groups like the Wolof, Serer, Mandingo, Nago, Fulani, Tukulor, Mano, Serecule, Songhai, Zarma, Hausa, Mandara, Gonja Kanuri, Baguirmi, Bamun, Bamileke, Sara, Nupe, Arma Moors, Tuareg, Borgu, Gur and Zongo Notable Leaders El-Hajj Mansa "Musa" Kankan Keita of the Keita Dynasty, Descendant of the first Muezzin Bilal Al-Habesha Fodiya Mohammed Fodiki Sanou El Wankori, left his country of Bitou as a result of the internal strife and installed himself in Djenné in 1492 el-Abbas Kibi, Oua'kri of origin, and cadi of Djenné Mahmoud-ben-Abou-Bekr-Bagayogo, the father of the lawyers Mohammed and Ahmed Bagayogo, cadi from 1552, and founder of a whole family of "law consultants" Mohammed-Benba-Kenâti Mohammed-ben-Mahmoud-ben-Abu-Bakr (1524–1593) M Lamine Drammeh References Sources Massing, Andrew W. "The Wangara, an Old Soninke Diaspora in West Africa?" Cahiers D'Études Africaines 158 (2000): 281–308. Print. Wilks, Ivor. "Wangara." Encyclopedia of Islam. 2nd ed. Vol. XI. N.p.: n.p., 2002. 137–38. Print. Ethnic groups in Mali Ethnic groups in Mauritania History of Mali History of Burkina Faso History of Nigeria History of Niger Muslim communities in Africa Soninke people