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2 unusual facts about Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori


Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ibn Sori

A local newspaperman, Andrew Marschalk, who was originally from New York, sent a copy to United States Senator Thomas Reed From Mississippi who was then in town at the time, who forwarded it to the U.S. Consulate in Morocco.

After spending 40 years in slavery, he was freed in 1828 by order of President John Quincy Adams and Secretary of State Henry Clay after the Sultan of Morocco requested his release.



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