Prince Among Slaves (2008)

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.

IMDb rating	7.4
Producers	Spark Media, Unity Productions Foundation
Original title	Prince Among Slaves
Directors	Andrea Kalin, Bill Duke
Writers	Lloyd 'Raki' Jones, Erik Habecker, Andrea Kalin

Cast

John C. Bailey

as Andrew Marschalk

Yasiin Bey

as Narrator

Henian Boone

as Middle Passage

Ian Coblyn

as Young Abdul-Rahman / Middle Passage

David Elvove

as Henry Clay (voice)

Tyler Gatton

as Mouth harp player / child

Bruce Holmes

as Thomas Foster

Andreu Honeycutt

as Samba

Lewis Sheridan Hughes

as Various backround characters

Isaiah Johnson

as Middle Passage

Marcus Mitchell

as Prince Ibrahima Abdul Rahman

Theodore M. Snead

as David Walker

Morteza Tavakoli

as Ibrahim

Ashford J. Thomas

as Middle Passage

Gordon Timothy

as Middle Passage

Dawn Ursula

as Isabella

Wilson White

as Dr. John Coates Cox