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… Priscilla's Homecoming … Priscilla's Homecoming Priscilla’s Homecoming An African American woman from … to tell. Thomalind is the 7th generation descendant of Priscilla, a 10 year old girl taken on the slave ship Hare …

… Priscilla's Story … Priscilla's Story Enslaved child marched with adults to the African coast Priscilla was purchased by Caleb Godfrey, the Hare’scaptain, … AND LAURENS A wealthy planter named Elias Ball  purchased Priscilla and four other children for his Comingtee …

… Priscilla's Homecoming contd.. … Priscilla's Homecoming contd.. Gullah Homecoming party … There is every reason to believe that your ancestor, Priscilla, came from our country and that Sierra Leone is … of Sierra Leone, passing it down for 200 years. But “Priscilla’s Homecoming” in 2005 will be the most specific …

… Valerie Tutson … Valerie Tutson Project Priscilla Joseph Opala called me in August, 2004 and said he … one thing led to another. As the pieces fell into place, Priscilla’s story unfolded. Then, Joe asked if RIBS would … and application of Black storytelling. Clearly, Priscilla’s story was one that needed to be told. RIBS …

… Historical Lessons … Historical Lessons Priscilla’s Homecoming will have a lasting impact in both … television in both countries. A new documentary, called “Priscilla’s Homecoming,” will be produced by filmmaker Jacque … is also planning a traveling exhibit on Priscilla and the voyage of the Hare. Priscilla’s Homecoming …

… Thomalind Polite and Joe Opala (Scroll down to “FINDING PRISCILLA’S CHILDREN”), December 28, 2005. … Marian Samu, “Priscilla’s Home Coming - Thomalind Martin Polite Meets … Paul Davis, “Priscilla: A Slave Story,” The Providence Journal, February … 13-15, 2005. http://www.projo.com/sharedcontent/east/priscilla/ Herb Frazier, “Family begins with enslaved African …

… by: William Struhs Two scholars did the research that made Priscilla’s Homecoming possible. The first is Edward Ball, a … Elias Ball, the South Carolina rice planter who purchased Priscilla in 1756. Ball discovered that his ancestors kept … enough information to create a detailed family tree for Priscilla, linking her step-by-step through seven generations …

… Edward Ball … Edward Ball Thinking about Priscilla I wish I could be with you to talk about Priscilla, the African girl taken from Sierra Leone in 1756 … South Carolina. Eight years ago, I was able to document Priscilla’s connection to the Martin family of present-day …

… leaders learned about the recent discoveries regarding Priscilla and the fact that she was taken to America on a … the story of a single person. They launched “Project Priscilla,” a grassroots effort to raise the funds to send … 2005. They will bring with them an imaginary portrait of Priscilla painted by a prominent black Rhode Island artist …

… is here with me tonight, recently got involved in Project Priscilla. For the past few months we have been studying the tragic history of Priscilla and her connection with Newport, Rhode Island, a … in the lives of Ball plantation slaves, particularly Priscilla, who was brought here via the “Hare,” a ship owned …

… … Joseph Opala More and More Specific… I first heard about Priscilla on a boat trip. It was 1997, and Edward Ball had … Carolina planter who purchased a little girl he called “Priscilla” from a slave ship that came from Sierra Leone. Amazingly, Ed had managed to link Priscilla to her modern descendants, a black family still …

… Enslaved child marched with adults to the African coast “Priscilla’s Homecoming” is sponsored in Sierra Leone by the … In Rhode Island the Homecoming is sponsored by Project Priscilla. Other important sponsors here in the US include …