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Produced by Elvin Ross Studios, the film was made to educate a new generation of Americans about the legendary Mandinka Warrior Kunta, and as a philanthropic effort to raise funds for the Albreda Jeffereh Primary School in Kinteh’s impoverished Gambian village. The documentary traces the life of Kunta Kinteh; his journey to America; his brutal enslavement; his triumphant survival through harrowing circumstances; focuses on his lasting family legacy through profiles of his relatives in the village of Juffereh, Gambia, West Africa today; and shares his recent symbolic return to the point of his captivity – James Island in Gambia – which was formally renamed Kunta Kinteh Island on February 6, 2011.
“Kunta Kinteh Island: Coming Home Without Shackles, is a powerful intersection of African and American history,” shared Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League. “Elvin Ross, in his directorial debut, shines a light on this fascinating story that celebrates the strength and spirit of the Gambian people, and introduces this important part of history to a new generation.”
Kunta Kinteh Island Documentary Highlights Home Of Roots [VIDEO] was originally published on elev8.com