131K views · 701 reactions | Kunta Kinte is the slave who fought back. This is his story. #Roots | SBS Australia | Facebook

You may have heard of Kunta Kinte a slave taken captive in the 1700s but his story lives on. The Island where he was held captive in the Gambia has fallen prey to nature due to neglect, Historians are now calling on the new administration to protect and promote the Island adding that it was neglected by the former president Yahya Jammeh, who allegedly pushed for tours visiting his home village instead. | CGTN Africa

Kunta Kinte: The Warrior Who Never Accepted Slavery Kunta Kinte, born in 1750, was a warrior from the Mandinka people of The Gambia. Captured and enslaved, he never gave up his dream of returning home. His story of resilience, pride, and resistance is one of the greatest tales of survival in history. #KuntaKinte, #Mandinka, #Roots, #BlackHistory, #Resistance, #Slavery, #AfricanHeritage, #BlackExcellence, #Resilience, #AfricanAmericanHistory | Black History Unfiltered