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Kunta Kinte (/ ˈ k uː n t ɑː ˈ k ɪ n t eɪ / KOON-tah KIN-tay; c. 1750 – c. 1822) is a fictional character in the 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family by American author Alex Haley.Kunta Kinte was based on one of Haley's ancestors, a Gambian man who was born around 1750, enslaved, and taken to America where he died around 1822.Haley said that his account of Kunta's life in ...
Aug 3, 2015 · Kinte was a character in Alex Haley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Roots, and later of a miniseries by the same name. Haley claimed his book was based on a real-life man who was captured into ...
The first son to Omoro and Binta, Kunta Kinte, a Mandinka, is born around 1750 in Juffure along the Gambia River. After a mostly idyllic youth in which he is schooled in Islam and initiated into the Mandinka ways, Kunta Kinte is captured in 1767 and shipped to the United States. Arriving in Annapolis, he is sold to John Waller and renamed Toby.
Roots: With Robert Reed, John Amos, Louis Gossett Jr., Lynda Day George. A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.
Sep 4, 2023 · Kunta Kinte’s Gambian legacy. Situated on the North Bank of the River Gambia, Juffureh is a small Mandika village made famous by the fact that it’s the birthplace of Kunta Kinte. Also known as ‘the slave who fought back’, Kunta Kinte’s story starts in 1767 when he was captured in the surrounding forests of his home village at the age ...
LC Class. E185.97.H24 A33. Roots: The Saga of an American Family is a 1976 novel written by Alex Haley. It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century Mandinka, captured as an adolescent, sold into slavery in Africa, and transported to North America. It explores his life and those of his descendants in the United States, down to Haley.
Mar 20, 2018 · Kunta Kinte is widely recognized in African-American culture as well as mainstream American culture, and the name is emblematic of the historical conversation around slavery in the United States. His name is used in discussions of literature, film, TV, and as an informal reference in casual conversation. The amputation of his foot as an impediment to his escape is particularly noted.
The Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Maryland in 1995, as a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit profit organization. Our mission is to spread the vision of Alex Haley, a world that celebrates ethnic diversity while honoring humankind’s common universal experiences.
Aug 14, 2018 · Haley’s story begins in 1750 with the birth of a West African boy named Kunta Kinte. He is kidnapped by slave traders 17 years later, brought to America in a crowded ship, and sold in Annapolis, Maryland for $850. What follows is a heartbreaking yet eventually triumphant story of the struggles of Kinte’s descendants to survive and adapt.
Jun 12, 2012 · The Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to the exploration, rediscovery, and preservation of Alex Haley’s symbolic journey of African American history, genealogy, and cultural pride and heritage. Learn More.
