Ibrahima, fula prince and african slave barbara swaim b. 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. Prince among slaves abdul rahman soris story blog of aalbc. Learn ibrahima al rahman with free interactive flashcards. His father, almami ibrahim sori consolidated the islamic confederation of futa jallon in 1776, with timbo as its capital, where abdul rahman lived and studied. Noel ann bennett white portraying her ancestor andrew marschalk. Aug 21, 2019 this book tells the littleknown story of abd al rahman ibrahima, a fulbe muslim of elite ancestry who was captured in an ambush, sold to english slavers, and enslaved in the united states in 1788. The other captive had a much more unusual name and finer pedigree.
After spending 40 years in slavery, he was freed in 1828 by order of president john quincy adams and secretary of state henry clay after the sultan of morocco requested his release. 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. Ibrahima abdal rahman was a muslim member of the fulbe people. Having obtained his freedom via the agency of president john quincy adams, he set off on the voyage that was supposed to take him to his birthplace in timbuktu, in what is now mali. Became the overseer of thomas fosters tobacco farm in mississippi. This book tells the littleknown story of abd al rahman ibrahima, a fulbe muslim of elite ancestry who was captured in an ambush, sold to english slavers, and enslaved in the united states in 1788. Abd alrahman ibrahima begins long ago, in the ruins of the songhai empire. In this remarkable work, terry alford tells the story of abd al rahman ibrahima, a muslim slave who. This book tells the littleknown story of abd alrahman ibrahima, a fulbe muslim of elite ancestry who was captured in an ambush, sold to english slavers, and. Discover book depositorys huge selection of abd al rahman books online. Abd al rahman i 731788 was emir of islamic spain from 756 to 788.
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. Upon discovering his noble lineage, his slave master thomas foster, began referring to him as. Abd alrahman ibrahima, the subject of terry alfords book prince among slaves a muslim journeys bookshelf title, was asked to demonstrate that he was a. When asked to write the lords prayer in arabic, this is what he wrote. Choose from 29 different sets of ibrahima al rahman flashcards on quizlet. In 1762, abd al rahman ibrahima ibn sori was born within a royal family, son of king sori, in the village of timbo in what is today known as the republic of guinea in the region of fouta djallon aka futa jalon, lit. Ibrahima was born among the fulbe aka fulani, fula, fullah, foulah. In the summer of 1829, abdul rahman ibrahima returned to africa after 40 years of enslavement in the united states. The individual lives of most american slaves are lost to history.
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Abd alrahman ibrahima writes bridging cultures bookshelf. Schomburg center for research in black culturenew york public library. This book is the first biography of this fascinating and hugely influential figure to be published in english. The arabic inscription reads his name is abd alrahman. At 26 he was sold into slavery and bought by thomas foster and remained in slavery for40 years. Nathr aldurr volume 5 by abi, abu sad mansur ibn alhusayn, d. After forty years in america, most of them spent in slavery, abd alrahman won his freedom and was able to return to africa in 1828, thanks in large part to the efforts of secretary of state henry.
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The dark hold of the slave ship is an apt symbol for the obscurity from which the african came from a vital world in which he or she lived before enslavement. Cox stayed ashore for six months and was taken in by abd alrahman ibrahima family. By the time of his death in 961, abd alrahman iii had pacified the whole of alandalus and made cordoba a capital city to rival the greatest of the age. 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 ships. His father was the ruler of futa jalon and, after studying at timbuktu, ibrahima became a colonel in his fathers army. His life is one of the rare examples as to how some african captives were abd al rahman was born into an aristocratic family in timbuktu in the middle of the eighteenth century. The story of abd rahman ibrahima is an exception to the pattern of uncertainty. Ibrahima abdal rahman was one of few men to return to africa after living as a slave in the united states. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
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Following the abbasid revolution, they provided a point of stability in otherwise unstable times. Ibrahima was from timbo, the capital of futa jalon, in what is now the republic of guinea on the west coast of africa. Notable muslim slaves in america department of religion. This book tells the littleknown story of abd alrahman ibrahima, a fulbe muslim of elite ancestry who was captured in an ambush, sold to english slavers, and enslaved in the united states in 1788.
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The deepest south of all book by richard grant official. Abdul rahman ibrahima cyrus griffin, editor, southern galaxy, natchez. Abdulrahman ibn ibrahima sori 17621829 was a africanamerican nobleman and amir. Ibrahima left futa to study at timbuktu jan 1, 1781. Learn abd rahman ibrahima with free interactive flashcards. Prince among slaves provides not only an outline of abd al rahman ibrahima s life, but a glimpse of the local politics of the late eighteenth century in the area we now know as guineau, into slavery as practiced in mississippi in the late 18thearly 19th century, and into the stumbling blocks to repatriating an african to his homeland. Abd alrahman ibrahima, the subject of terry alfords book prince among slaves a muslim journeys bookshelf title, was asked to demonstrate that he was a christian by writing the lords prayer in arabic. Abd alrahman ibrahima was born in 1762 in fouta djallon, a district in guinea. At 26 he was sold into slavery and bought by thomas foster and. Nathr al durr volume 5 by abi, abu sad mansur ibn al husayn, d. In 1762, abd al rahman ibrahima ibn sori was born within a royal family, son of king sori, in the village of timbo in what is today known as the republic of guinea in the region of fouta djallon. Captured and sold to slave traders at the age of 26 aug 1, 1790.
Abd al rahman ibrahima was a muslim prince from west africa who was made a slave in the united states. Abdulrahman ibrahim ibn sori was a prince from west africa who was made a slave in the united states. Jul 11, 2015 in 1762, abd al rahman ibrahima ibn sori was born within a royal family, son of king sori, in the village of timbo in what is today known as the republic of guinea in the region of fouta djallon. The broad outline of abdul rahmans biography reads like a fairytale. In this remarkable work, terry alford tells the story of abd al. Gallaudets pamphlet, published in 1828, does not complete the story of abdul rahman ibrahima, but alfords biography explains that the pamphletsold as an attempt to fund the release of ibrahimas family and their subsequent return to africadid not raise sufficient funds to free his large family, so he was accompanied only by his wife, isabella.
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