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Genre/Form: | DVD Video Video recordings for the hearing impaired Nonfiction films Feature films Documentary films Biography |
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Named Person: | Abd al-Rahman Ibrahima; Abd al-Rahman Ibrahima |
Material Type: | Videorecording |
Document Type: | Visual material |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Andrea Kalin; Bill Duke; Raki Jones; Mos Def, (Rapper); John Rhode; David Grossbach; Joseph Vitarelli; Terry Alford; National Black Programming Consortium.; Unity Productions Foundation.; Spark Media (Washington, D.C.); Duke Media (Firm); National Endowment for the Humanities. We the People.; PBS Home Video. |
ISBN: | 9781608834204 1608834204 |
OCLC Number: | 824529334 |
Language Note: | English (stereo.) dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
Notes: | Based on the book: Prince among slaves / by Terry Alford. Originally produced as a documentary film in 2007. Special features: "We the people" discussion guides & resources; "Dominion over others : slavery at home in the world" featurette; "Writing in the sand : the legacy of Muslim slavery" featurette; "Land of faith & liberty : the Muslim kingdom of Futa Jallon" featurette; interview with Mos Def. |
Credits: | Director of photography, John Rhode ; edited by David Grossbach ; original music composed by Joseph Vitarelli. |
Performer(s): | Narrated by Mos Def. |
Awards: | American Black Film Festival, 2007: Best Documentary |
Target Audience: | Not rated |
Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
Details: | DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen. |
Contents: | Prince among slaves -- Middle Passage -- TransAtlantic slave trade -- Natchez, Mississippi -- Foster's field -- Torn memories -- Escape and revelation -- King Cotton -- Starting anew -- Twenty years later -- Crossroads -- Dr. Cox's offer -- Narschalk -- Freedom -- Departure -- Most popular African in America -- ACS -- Backlash -- Last stop -- Journey home -- Dream fulfilled. |
Series Title: | PBS |
Responsibility: | [a presentation of the National Black Programming Consortium and is a production of Unity Productions Foundation in association with Spark Media and Duke Media] ; directed, produced and written by Andrea Kalin ; reenactments directed by Bill Duke ; co-producer and co-writer Raki Jones. |
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Abstract:
The true story of Abd al-Rahman Ibrahima Ibn Sori, a West African prince who was sold into slavery in 1788, eventually ending up in Natchez, Mississippi.
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- Ibrahima, Abd al-Rahman, -- 1762-1829.
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