Kunta Kinte - a slave's voyage


When Alex Haley traced the story of his ancestors in the book Roots he made the story of Kunta Kinte, who was sold as a slave in Annapolis in 1767, forever famous. Here you see the advertisement for the sale of the slaves that appeared in the Annapolis paper and a picture of a slave ship. Advertisement of slaves for sale

Slave ship Full view of the Kunta Kinte plaque


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