From Timbo To Natchez

Abdul Rahman Ibrahima was an African Prince, who was stolen from his home and his people in Timbo, West Africa and taken to Natchez, Mississippi in 1788. That was a period when America shamefully participated in one of the largest slave trade businesses in history. Ibrahima would finally gain his emancipation in 1828, but it was a bitter-sweet occurrence. Prince Ibrahima sustained a gallant attitude, although he lived an obscure life as a slave on a plantation in America and not the noble ruler of his country, Futa Jallon as he was at the time of his capture. Abdul Rahman probably felt dejected in his situation, but he could not be destroyed. He had the poise of a prince, the sophistication of a nobleman and the charisma of a military commander. Abdul Rahman was a natural leader who showed his abilities as a young boy and as a man.