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Ayuba's Return from Slavery

Ayuba Suleiman Diallo's story is one of incredible resilience and determination. After being captured and sold into slavery in 1730, Diallo was transported across the Atlantic to Maryland, where he was put to work on a t...

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  • Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
    🏛️ 1734
    Ayuba Suleiman Diallo, a Fulani prince of West Africa, returns to his home in Gambia four years after he was captured and sold into slavery.
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Ayuba's Return from Slavery

Ayuba's Return from Slavery

Ayuba Suleiman Diallo's story is one of incredible resilience and determination. After being captured and sold into slavery in 1730, Diallo was transported across the Atlantic to Maryland, where he was put to work on a tobacco plantation. 
While in captivity, Ayuba used to go into the woods to pray. However, after being humiliated by a child while praying, Ayuba ran away in 1731 and was captured and imprisoned.
Unfortunately, Ayuba's rationale for escape was not understood until an African translator was located. Able to communicate his needs, Ayuba's owner set aside an area for undisturbed prayer upon the slave's return.
At the Jail, he met a lawyer, Thomas Bluett who helped him secure his freedom in 1734. 

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