Thursday, February 6, 2025

Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori (1762–1829): A Story of Unexpected Patience, Courage, and Freedom

 My talk on the Muslim prince who spent 40 years enslaved in Southwest Mississippi

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I gave this lecture Wednesday, February 5, 2025, in the John Grisham Room at Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi. It focuses on the life history of Prince Ibrahima, who spent 40 years enslaved on Thomas Foster’s plantation in Washington, Mississippi, just outside of Natchez, before he gained his freedom in 1828. The story of Prince Ibrahima is one of the most remarkable and well-known stories to come out of the Natchez-Adams County area.

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