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Prince Among Slaves (Anniversary) Anniversary Edition
Contributor(s): Alford, Terry (Author)
ISBN: 019532045X     ISBN-13: 9780195320459
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2007
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Annotation: First published in 1977, this engaging biography is the story of Abd al-Rahman Ibrahima, a Muslim slave in Natchez, Mississippi, who was in fact an African prince. This 30th anniversary edition feature new material discovered since the original publication and is being released to coincide with a new documentary about Ibrahima's life. 16 halftones.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General
- History | Africa - General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2007282677
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.85 lbs) 352 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
 
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Publisher Description:
In this remarkable work, Terry Alford tells the story of Abd al Rahman Ibrahima, a Muslim slave who, in 1807, was recognized by an Irish ship's surgeon as the son of an African king who had saved his life many years earlier. The Prince, as he had become known to local Natchez, Mississippi
residents, had been captured in war when he was 26 years old, sold to slave traders, and shipped to America. Slave though he was, Ibrahima was an educated, aristocratic man, and he was made overseer of the large cotton and tobacco plantation of his master, who refused to sell him to the doctor for
any price. After years of petitioning by Dr. Cox and others, Ibrahima finally gained freedom in 1828 through the intercession of U.S. Secretary of State Henry Clay. Sixty-six years old, Ibrahima sailed for Africa the following year, with his wife, and died there of fever just five months after his
arrival. The year 2007 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of Prince Among Slaves, the only full account of Ibrahima's life, pieced together from first-person accounts and historical documents gathered on three continents. It is not only a remarkable story, but also the story of a
remarkable man, who endured the humiliation of slavery without ever losing his dignity or his hope for freedom. This thirtieth anniversary edition, which will be released to coincide with a major documentary being aired on Ibrahima's life, has been updated to include material discovered since the
original printing, a fuller presentation and appreciation of other African Muslims in American slavery-Ibrahima's contemporaries-and a review of new and important literature and developments in the field.