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Anna Madgigine Jai was born in Senegal to a royal family. When she was captured and taken to the United States as a slave, she became a central figure in a free black community. In 1806, she was captured and taken to the United States as a slave. She later became a slaveowner and a central figure in a free black community. She was awarded the Charlton Tebeau Award by the Florida Historical Society.
Florida Historical Society Charlton Tebeau AwardIn this revised and expanded edition of Anna Kingsleys remarkable life story, Daniel Schafer draws on new discoveries to prove true the longstanding rumors that Anna Madgigine Jai was originally a princess from the royal family of Jolof in Senegal. Captured from her homeland in 1806, she became first an American slave, later a slaveowner, and eventually a central figure in a free black community. Anna Kingsleys story adds a dramatic chapter to the history of the South, the state of Florida, and the African diaspora.
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