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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.
$800,000
February 4, 2008
Unity Productions Foundation, Spark Media
17 people
John C. Bailey
Andrew Marschalk
Acting
Yasiin Bey
Narrator
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Henian Boone
Middle Passage
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Ian Coblyn
Young Abdul-Rahman / Middle Passage
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David Elvove
Henry Clay (voice)
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Tyler Gatton
Mouth harp player / child
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Bruce Holmes
Thomas Foster
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Andreu Honeycutt
Samba
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Lewis Sheridan Hughes
Various backround characters
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Isaiah Johnson
Middle Passage
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Marcus Mitchell
Prince Ibrahima Abdul Rahman
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Theodore M. Snead
David Walker
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