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Feb 8, 2019 · Library of Congress. After a shackled journey across the Atlantic, Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori was desperate to make the man about to purchase him, Thomas Foster, understand his terrible mistake:...
The true story of the enslavement of the heir to an African Kingdom, Prince Among Slaves follows Abdul Rahman from his capture in Africa and grueling middle passage across the ocean into a life of bondage in America.
In the summer of 1829, Abdul Rahman Ibrahima returned to Africa after 40 years of enslavement in the United States. Having obtained his freedom via the agency of President John Quincy Adams, he set off on the voyage that was supposed to take him to his birthplace in Timbuktu, in what is now Mali.
Abdul Rahman Ibrahima ibn Sori (Arabic: عبد الرحمن ابراهيم سوري; 1762 – July 6, 1829) was a Fula prince and Amir (commander) from the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea, West Africa, who was captured and sold to slave traders and transported to the United States in 1788.
Sep 30, 2015 · This book tells the little-known story of Abd al-Rahman Ibrahima, a Fulbe Muslim of elite ancestry who was captured in an ambush, sold to English slavers, and enslaved in the United States in 1788.
Jun 17, 2022 · Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori, an African Prince Enslaved in the American South. Summary. Watch the creators of "Prince Among Slaves" (Best Documentary American Black Film Festival, 2008) for a special Juneteenth screening and discussion. Event Date. June 17, 2022. Running Time. 58 minutes 33 seconds. Online Format. video. image. online text.
Feb 4, 2008 · Abdul Rahman was an African prince, captured and enslaved in the United States for 40 years before gaining his freedom. A new documentary airing on PBS, A Prince Among Slaves, tells his...
Prince Among Slaves tells the story of Abdul Rahman, trilingual, a military general and heir to a West African nation the size of Great Britain, who did not return to Africa for 40 years. In that time, he toiled on Foster's plantation.
Dec 4, 1986 · His interest in the history of race relations led to his writing Prince Among Slaves. This book tells the story of Abdul Rahman, an 18th Century Muslim prince from modern-day Guinea who was captured and sold into slavery in the Old South.
Jun 17, 2022 · Event Film and Video Screenings Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori, an African Prince Enslaved in the American South. Friday, June 17, 2022. 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm EDT. This event will be livestreamed on zoomgov.com. It will be available for viewing afterwards in the Library's Event Videos collection. Online Only.
