The Prince Who Was Enslaved In The United States For 40 Years! Black History

The Prince Who Was Enslaved In The United States For 40 Years! Black History

The 26-year-old Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori was the heir to the royal dynasty of Fouta Djallon, one of Africa’s most influential kingdoms. His Father, Almami Ibrahim Sori was the one who unified the Islamic Confederation of Futa Jallon in 1776. He also made Timbo its capital where Abdul Rahman lived and studied In 1788.

At his young age, the prince was already vast in Islamic knowledge and grounded in politics. He was fluent in at least five languages and was the head of a 2,000-person army.

This young and intelligent man had defiled all odds to prepare himself to become a unique and remarkable king during his time. Unknown to him his dream will be shattered by this institution called Slavery.

In 1788, Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori was kidnapped by enemy troops in his homeland, Fouta Djallon, present-day Guinea. This young man was whisked away from his homeland, his loved ones and thrown into a life of servitude, depression, and agony. The powerful royal was sold to slave traders for a few muskets and rum at the height of the global slave trade.

This unfortunate incident occurred when almost eighty thousand able-bodied people were being captured, chained, and shipped across the Atlantic Ocean yearly. This African Prince was among the 12.5 million Africans forced from their homes and sold to the New World between 1525 and 1866.


His journey to Natchez, Mississippi in the United States was one of unimaginable horror and hopelessness. The middle passage experience was both deadly and horrific. Many lives were lost due to the way and manner these enslaved Black people were chained and packed in the unventilated cargo ships. Like every other enslaved person, the prince didn't receive any special treatment or recognition. He experienced the same cruelty and hardships that come with slavery.
However, the Prince managed to survive this deadly experience and arrived on American soil, a land that would become his prison for the next four decades.


Once in the United States, Sori was sold to a plantation owner in the southern states named Thomas Foster for $950. This man became the reason behind Sori's 40 years of enslavement. Stay tuned as we unveil how he did it and other unpleasant things the prince witnessed as a slave.


From the day Sori was bought as a slave, his master hurriedly cut off his long hair, a sign of nobility in Fouta Djallon. At this point he was no longer viewed as a human being by his enslaver but as property that can be purchased, sold, and trade-off at will. The young Sori was compelled to work in the plantation fields from dawn till dusk, under the scorching sun, with little rest or reprieve.


This degradation and torture continued to inflate his pains while he was being stripped of his dignity and treated as a mere object of labor. At first, all these cruel whims of his master appeared like a dream or a battle he could confront and succeed.

The young man began to protest against the injustice that he was facing and other forms of torture like beatings, starvation, and separation from his loved ones.
He revealed to his owner why his enslavement was a costly mistake and what was at stake for him. Instead of freedom, his protestations earned him the derisive nickname “Prince,” which he’d carry for his next 40 years of enslavement.

When the prince could no longer stomach the humiliation and pain, he ran for weeks in unfamiliar terrain in an attempt to escape his bondage but discovered there was no way. At this point, Prince Sori realized that what seemed like a nightmare marked the real beginning of a life of suffering.

He also came to terms that he was no longer a prince, nor a warrior, and a return to Fouta Djallon was far from reality. He equally resolved that only his creativity could escape him someday.

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