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Feb 4, 2008 · Prince Among Slaves: Directed by Andrea Kalin, Bill Duke. With John C. Bailey, Yasiin Bey, Henian Boone, Ian Coblyn. In 1788 the slave ship Africa, set sail from West Africa and headed for America with its berth laden with a profitable but highly perishable cargo-hundreds of men, women and children bound in chains.
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- Documentary
- Andrea Kalin, Bill Duke
- 2008-02-04
Based on a biography by Northern Virginia Community College history professor Terry Alford, Prince Among Slaves dramatizes Abdul-Rahman's African-Muslim-prince-turned-American-slave drama cycle with historic and scholastic commentary along the way.
Aug 13, 2007 · Prince Among Slaves is a documentary film chronicling the life of Abdul Rahman, an African Prince enslaved in Mississippi, whose struggle for freedom in the ...
- 3 min
- 72.5K
- Unity Productions Foundation
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- Andrea Kalin, Bill Duke
- 58 min
- 12
Prince Among Slaves recounts the true story of an African Muslim prince who was captured and sold into slavery in the American South. After 40 years of enslavement, he finally regained his...
Prince Among Slaves. In 1788, the slave ship Africa set sail from the Gambia River, headed for American shores with its hold laden with hundreds bound in chains. Eight months later, a handful of survivors found themselves for sale in Natchez, Mississippi.
The true story of Prince Abdul-Rahman, stolen from West Africa and sold into slavery on a plantation in Mississippi in 1788. His battle for freedom over forty years attracted the support of men such as President John Quincy Adams and he eventually became the most famous African in America.
