Freedom Celebration for Prince Ibrahima & Isabelle
16 Old North Street
Natchez MS, 39120
Date: May 10, 2025
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
A special event celebrating the 197th freedom anniversary of Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima and his wife, Isabella, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at Historic Jefferson College at 16 Old North St. It is free to the public.
Titled, “Freedom: Retold,” the event aims to retell the story of Ibrahima using new scholarship and an exhibition that focus on the prince and Isabella and “their incredible narratives of love, liberty, and lasting legacies,” said Dr. Artemus W. Gaye, chief organizer of the event.
Gaye said the event is also an opportunity to reconnect with local Ibrahima descendants and others who interacted with the West African descendants in 2003. Gaye, who was born in Liberia, is a seventh generation descendant of the prince.
The May 10 celebration is organized by the Prince Ibrahim Isabella Freedom Foundation and co-sponsored by the Friends of the Forks of the Roads Society Inc.
For more information, send email to liberiaaldc@gmail.com
