In muslim societies, slaves could occupy positions of power and authority. true or false

The answer for the given statement above would be TRUE. It is true that in muslim societies,  slaves could occupy positions of power and authority. This is in contrast to the American societies wherein slaves do not have this right. Hope this answers your question.

The answer is True. Most African and Muslim societies slaves had legal rights, greater opportunities for social mobility, could occupy positions of power and authority and slaves could escape slavery a number of legal ways. All this was not available to the slaves in the Americas