Documentary features little-known story

From: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) | Date: February 3, 2008| Author: FRAZIER MOORE of The Associated Press | Copyright information

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"Prince Among Slaves" tells the true, little-known story of an African prince who survived 40 years of enslavement in America before regaining his freedom and returning to his homeland.

Four years in the making, the film sheds light on the shameful institution of slavery through the ordeal of Adbul Rahman, a young African general who had been slated to rule Futa Jallon in West Africa, a prosperous nation larger t...

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