Prince Among Slaves is a 2007 historical drama directed, written and produced by Andrea Kalin and narrated by Mos Def made for PBS by Unity Productions Foundation.
Based on a biography by Northern Virginia Community College history professor Terry Alford, Prince Among Slaves dramatizes Abdul-Rahman's African-Muslim-prince-turned-American-slave drama cycle with historic and scholastic commentary along the way.
Articles written by Marschalk caught the attention of then Secretary of State Henry Clay, who convinced President John Quincy Adams to free Abdul-Rahman.
The liberated prince immediately purchased the freedom of his wife Isabella for $200, and remained in America for a year campaigning to free his nine children still enslaved on Foster's cotton plantation.
The film ends with Prince's living descendants from both sides of the Atlantic reunited for the first time at the fateful plantation in Natchez, with family members reacting to the discovery of their shared royal and slave heritage after nearly 200 years of disconnection.
According to Alex Kronemer, one of Unity Productions Foundation's executive producers, the story brought up a question about the plight of slaves completely disconnected from their native cultures.
"[2] That Abdul-Rahman had a religion, and was a Muslim, and a prince all at once, upsets many stereotypes, according to Director Andrea Kalin, whose films generally focus on bridging communication gaps between cultures.
Major funding for Prince Among Slaves was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the El Hibri Charitable Foundation and many individual contributors.