Prince Among Slaves

Black History Studies in conjunction with Dreamscape Films presents a true story of an African Muslim prince enslaved in America.

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. One of them, 26-year-old Abdul Rahman Ibrahima, a highly educated African prince, and heir to a kingdom made an astonishing claim to Thomas Foster, the plantation owner who purchased him at auction, that the bedraggled Abdul Rahman's father would pay gold for his return. Foster dismissed the claim as a lie.

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. He married a fellow enslaved African, Isabella, and they had nine children. Gradually, he also became the most famous African in America, attracting the support of President John Quincy Adams and Secretary of State Henry Clay. Abdul Rahman returned to Africa at the age 67, only to fall ill and die just as word of his return reached his former kingdom. Throughout a life of Shakespearean dimensions, Abdul Rahman maintained his dignity and hope for the freedom of his people.

Watch the trailer here https://youtu.be/-ukNZizqrrg


THIS FILM SCREENING IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!

Following the screening there will be a Q&A and discussion.

This event will take place on FRIDAY 15th APRIL 2016 from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

The event will be held at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Town Hall Approach Road, Tottenham Green, London, N15 4RX. For location details go to berniegrantcentre.co.uk/index.php/your-visit

Doors open at 7.00pm. The screening will start at 7.30pm SHARP!!

Tickets are £8.00 per person. No concessions.

PLEASE ARRIVE AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.