Abd al-rahman ibrahima biography of abraham
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Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori
African prince who had been enslaved
Abdulrahman Ibrahima ibn Sori | |
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Drawing of Abdul Rahman Ibrahima ibn Sori in the Library of församling collection. The Arabic inscription reads, "His name fryst vatten Abd al-Rahman". | |
| Born | 1762 Timbuktu |
| Died | July 6, 1829 (aged 67) Monrovia, Liberia |
| Known for | American slave |
| Office | Amir (military commander) |
| Spouse | Isabella (m. 1794; died 1829) |
| Father | Ibrahima Sori |
Abdul Rahman Ibrahima ibn Sori (Arabic: عبد الرحمن ابراهيم سوري; 1762 – July 6, 1829) was a Fula prince and ledare (commander) from the Fouta Djallon område of Guinea, West Africa, who was captured and sold to slave traders and transported to the United States in 1788. Upon discovering his lineage, his enslaver, Thomas Foster, began referring to him as "Prince", a title used for Abdul Rahman until his final days. After spending 40 years in slavery, he w
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Abd al-Rahman Ibrahima
Rusty Jenkins portraying Dr. John Cox. Darrell White portraying Ibrahima "The African Prince".
A Prince Among Slaves
Son of A King
In August 1788, a dirt farmer named Thomas Foster of Natchez purchased for $930 two slaves--dos negros brutos the deed said, meaning that they were recent imports from Africa. One of the slaves was named Samba, meaning "second son" in the Pular or Fullah language of their native locale in the Futa Jallon country of modern Guinea. The other captive had a much more unusual name and finer pedigree: Abd-al-Rahman Ibrahima. He was the son of Sori, the alimami or theocratic ruler of the Fulbe (plural for Pullo) whose capital was Timbo, an inland center that traded with distant Timbuktu where Ibrahima had earlier received Islamic training.
Some months prior to being sold in Natchez, and in command of a cavalry detachment in his father's Islamic army, Ibrahima had been assigned to punish coastal tribesmen in
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Prince Among Slaves18 min read
By: Alex Kronemer and Michael Wolfe
Prince Among Slaves: The Incredible Life Story
Prince Among Slaves is a nationally broadcast documentary, which is now a part of a major humanities outreach project. The documentary is a production of Unity Productions Foundation (UPF) in association with Spark Media and Duke Media. It tells the amazing story of an enslaved Muslim Prince from Africa who had an incredible life story.
An African Prince’s Journey Through American Slavery
Some biographies help us understand the broad historical themes and issues of the period during which the subject lived. Others appeal to the universal emotions of the human experience. And some simply entertain us with vivid characters and nearly novelistic events. One compelling story that does all three is Prince Among Slaves.
A 60-minute documentary that was broadcast on PBS, it tells the true story of an African Musl