Prince among Slaves - Next xpresso film night

Prince Among Slaves (A True Story)

XpressO Movie Night

7pm Saturday 19th June
AGC Sydney

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After enduring the brutal Middle Passage, he eventually ended up in Mississippi at the birth of the U.S. as a nation, where he remained enslaved for almost 40 years. Near providential circumstances finally led to his release, but not his freedom, nor the freedom of his large family. Defying the edict that he return immediately to Africa and still technically a slave, Abdul-Rahman set out on a quest to raise enough money to purchase his family’s freedom.

His quest came to a tragic end, as he was finally forced to leave before he could raise the needed money. He returned to Africa with only his wife, where he continued pressing for the release of his children. Only four months later, he died.

Two of his sons were finally freed with the money he raised, but the others remained in bondage in America. Recently, his African and American descendents were reunited at a reunion on the grounds of the plantation where he was enslaved, finally fulfilling his dream.