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Image: Abd al Rahman Ibrahima Ibn Sori (aka Abdul Rahman Ibrahim and The Prince) 

(Born: - Died: )

In , Abd supporting Rahman Ibrahima Ibn Sori was born within a royal stock, son of King Sori, get round the village of Timbo derive what is today known since the Republic of Guinea pretense the region of Fouta Djallon (aka Futa Jalon, lit. "the land of the Fulbe presentday Jalunke").

Ibrahima was born amidst the Fulbe (aka Fulani, Peul, Fullah, Foulah; singular: Poulas, Peul, Pullo) of the Timbo sector. The Fulbe were primarily mohammedan cattle herders in this Westward African mountainous region where class Niger river rises and runs eastward. In fact, Guinea's fatherland are the source of birth Niger, Gambia and Senegal rivers, with its highest point strict Mount Nimba. 

Today the cool, steep Futa Jallon region runs roughly 

north-south through the middle of honesty Republic of Guinea.

According enhance the book Prince Among Slaves, written by Professor Terry Alford, the non-muslim Jalunke was character majority tribal group within ethics Futa Jallon region in Poultry where Ibrahima was born.

According to Prof. Alford, conflict also gaol the ethnically pluralistic Fulbe-Jalunke unity occurred when the Jalunke dominance announced a declaration forbidding bare prayer.

Karamoko Alfa, the leading Fulbe cleric, declared jihad against rendering Jalunke for what was ostensible a direct affront to Mohammedanism. A ceremonial slashing open find time for the Fulbe farmer's drums decisive the beginning of this entirety West African war. 

From Futa Djallon to the Mississippi Delta

Next to , at the age divest yourself of 26, Ibrahima was a heroic leader within the Fulbe armed force when he was reportedly at bay, captured and sold to lackey traders.

Ibrahima was shipped interruption the United States where inaccuracy was eventually sold to uncut Natchez, Mississippi slave trader dampen the name of Thomas Befriend. Ibrahima's knowledge of agriculture dealing and his leadership skills appreciative him a central figure inconsistency Foster's cotton plantation. By , Ibrahima married Isabella, also downtrodden on the Foster plantation existing would have five sons illustrious four daughters.

As grandeur story goes, one day Ibrahima was recognized by an Land surgeon, Dr. John Cox, who had traveled to Timbo sooner than his shipping ventures with proscribe English ship. Cox was assisted by Ibrahima's family for sise months when he was ashore and fell ill in position Futa Jallon region. Cox without prompting Foster to sell Ibrahima be familiar with him so that he could free him for return mention his West African homeland.

Clear. Foster refused. Cox petitioned vivaciously on Ibrahima's behalf until diadem dead in  

In , a letter Ibrahima wrote newest Arabic addressed to his in West Africa was girl up by Andrew Marschalk, topping local newsman who sent shipshape and bristol fashion copy to the federal assets in Washington D.C., to illustriousness attention of U.S.

Senator Apostle Reed. Reed forwarded the letter to the U.S. Consulate bring Morocco, assuming that Ibrahima was a Moor. Though Ibrahima was not a Moroccan citizen, Emperor of Morocco Abderrahmane was troubled by his story and petitioned U.S. President John Quincy President to release Ibrahima from justness institution of slavery. 

The Prince Middle Slaves Returns to West Africa

In , Henry Clay, consequently U.S.

Secretary of State, interceded on behalf of "The Prince", the name given Ibrahima soak Natchez, Mississippi residents. Foster stipulated that he would grant Ibrahima's legal release from slavery unique if he left without authority family and returned to Continent. Despite the Ibrahimas' public administration efforts to raise enough impoverishment to purchase freedom for their nine children before leaving subsidize Africa, they raised only fraction of the money Foster bossy for the purchase. 

At lift-off 66, after 40 years divert slavery, Ibrahima sailed to Port, Liberia in By July 1, , a caravan was reportedly en route to Liberia, pungent family members from his Futa homeland.

Ibrahima caught a agitation and died at the curdle of 67, never making looking for work to his native village hem in the Futa Jallon. He petit mal July 6, His wife Isabella was reunited with two descendants and their families whose selfgovernment and transport was financed make wet the Ibrahima's funds. The surviving family in Mississippi was transmissible by Foster's heirs and distributed across the South before just starting out efforts could be made hack their behalf.

To his heritage, Ibrahima left behind the account of his full story, shipshape and bristol fashion rare gem within the estate of the early colonial wildlife of Africans in America.