Film

Prince Among Slaves

2008 · 58m · Documentary

IMDb

7.4

Abdul Rahman, an African prince who was sold into slavery, spent four decades in servitude before an amazing coincidence took him to the White House to meet President John Quincy Adams, where he was granted his freedom. Mos Def narrates this PBS documentary that includes reenactments of scenes from Rahman's life and interviews with historians who discuss the conditions faced by slaves in early America.

John C. Bailey

Andrew Marschalk

Yasiin Bey

Narrator

Henian Boone

Middle Passage

Ian Coblyn

Young Abdul-Rahman / Middle Passage

David Elvove

Henry Clay (voice)

Tyler Gatton

Mouth harp player / child

Bruce Holmes

Thomas Foster

Andreu Honeycutt

Samba

Lewis Sheridan Hughes

Various backround characters

Isaiah Johnson

Middle Passage

Marcus Mitchell

Prince Ibrahima Abdul Rahman

Theodore M. Snead

David Walker

Morteza Tavakoli

Ibrahim

Ashford J. Thomas

Middle Passage

Gordon Timothy

Middle Passage

Dawn Ursula

Isabella

• Bill DukeDirector
• Andrea KalinDirector · Writer
• Lloyd 'Raki' JonesWriter
• Erik HabeckerWriter

Prince Among Slaves - Trailer

Release date

February 4, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

58m

Rated

NR

Budget

$800,000

Genres

Documentary

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