Prince Among Slaves (2007)

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 ... See full summary »

Directors:

Andrea Kalin, Bill Duke

Writers:

Andrea Kalin, Lloyd 'Raki' Jones,

Stars:

John C. Bailey, Henian Boone, Ian Coblyn

Cast

Credited cast:
John C. Bailey	...	Andrew Marschalk
Henian Boone	...	Middle Passage
Ian Coblyn	...	Young Abdul-Rahman / Middle Passage
Mos Def	...	Narrator
David Elvove	...	Henry Clay (voice)
Tyler Gatton	...	Mouth harp player / child
Bruce Holmes	...	Thomas Foster
Andreu Honeycutt	...	Samba
Lewis Sheridan Hughes	...	Various backround characters
Isaiah Johnson	...	Middle Passage
Marcus Mitchell	...	Prince Ibrahima Abdul Rahman
Theodore M. Snead	...	David Walker
Morteza Tavakoli	...	Ibrahim
Ashford J. Thomas	...	Middle Passage
Gordon Timothy	...	Middle Passage

Storyline

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. Six months later the survivors were sold in Natchez, Mississippi. One of them, a 26-year-old man named Abdul-Rahman made a remarkable claim to the farmer who purchased him at the auction that he was an African prince and that his father would pay gold for his ransom. The offer was refused and Abdul-Rahman did not return to Africa for another 40 years. During his enslavement he toiled on the Foster plantation, married, and fathered nine children. His story also eventually made him the most famous African in America, attracting the support of powerful men such as President John Quincy Adams. After forty years of slavery, Abdul-Rahman finally reclaimed his freedom, but he defied the order to return immediately to Africa, and instead traveled throughout the northern states, speaking to huge ...

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Plot Keywords:

slavery | prince | african american

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Taglines:

The True Story of an African Prince who Survived Slavery in America.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 2008 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

$800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spark Media, Unity Productions Foundation

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

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