Walk in the Footsteps of a Prince

Rev. Jason was recently contacted by someone serving Center Church in Hartford, whose history connects with that of UUSGS...

"In 1788, Prince Abdulrahman was captured during warfare in Guinea, West Africa, sold into slavery in Natchez, Mississippi, and freed forty years later. His freedom journey brought him through Hartford and to Center Church at the invitation of the Rev. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet in October 1828. Rev. Gallaudet traveled with Prince Sori throughout Southern New England raising funds for his passage to the Colony at Liberia, West Africa."

UUSGS (then Third Congregational Society) was one such church where Prince Sori offered a message and found support, including with the first Minister of Third Congregational Society, Rev. William B.O. Peabody.

"Walking in the Footsteps of a Prince is an annual convening that brings together scholars, academic institutions, and
descendants to examine and engage in ongoing dialogue regarding the historical legacy of Prince Abdulrahman Ibrahima Ibn Sori."