MURFREESBORO — The
story of an African prince who was turned into an American slave will be told
at MTSU.
Dr. Ron Messier, MTSU history professor emeritus, will
introduce the documentary “Prince Among Slaves” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.
23, in the Keathley University Center Theater on campus.
This event is free and open to the public. Following the
film, Messier will lead a discussion about the film.
The 2008 film, which was adapted from the book by Terry
Alford, tells the true story of Abdul Rahman Sori, the heir to the throne of
one of the largest kingdoms in Africa.
In 1788, at the age of 26, Sori was abducted and taken
aboard a slave ship to Natchez, Miss., where he remained a slave for 40 years.
A chance meeting with a printer ultimately led President
John Quincy Adams to free Sori on the condition that he return to Africa.
“Prince Among Slaves” is presented by the James E. Walker
Library and the Middle East Center at MTSU. It is made possible with a Muslim
Journeys Bookshelf grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in
cooperation with the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George
Mason University and the American Library Association Public Programs Office.
The purpose of the grant is to present the MTSU community
with resources representing diverse perspectives on the people, places,
histories, beliefs, practices and cultures of Muslims in the United States and
around the world.
For more information, contact the Walker Library at
615-898-2772 or the Middle East Center at 615-494-7906, or go to http://libraryguides.mtsu.edu/muslimjourneys.
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