Princess Anta was born in 1793 in the powerful Wolof Kingdom in modern day Senegal, West Africa. After a few days in Cuba, Anta was sold to Zephaniah Kingsley, a wealthy plantation owner, businessman and slave ship captain from Florida. She was much celebrated in north Florida, Cuba and Haiti but hated by the westerners. In 2003, Daniel L. Schafer, a History professor at the University of Florida published his book Anna Madgigne Jai Kingsley: African Princess, Florida Slave, Plantation Slaveowner based on the life of Anna. In 2018, Mayor Niang and the city council organised a celebration to mark the return of Princess Anta.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 26, 2018 21:56 UTC