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.
John C. Bailey
Yasiin Bey
Henian Boone
Ian Coblyn
David Elvove
Tyler Gatton
Bruce Holmes
Andreu Honeycutt
Lewis Sheridan Hughes
Isaiah Johnson
Marcus Mitchell
Theodore M. Snead
Morteza Tavakoli
Ashford J. Thomas
Gordon Timothy
Dawn Ursula
Wilson White