Alex Haley wrote a book entitled ROOTS where he told the story of a slave whose name was Kunta Kinte who was born in 1750 West Africa.In his research he discovered a village in Gambia where Kunta Kinte came from; Kunta Kinte was one of 98 slaves brought to Annapolis , Maryland , aboard the ship Lord Ligonier in 1767. Today there is a celebration for the life of Kunta Kinte in this village Juffure, where his living relatives tell the story of how Kunta Kinte was stolen form his village one day. This has been the closest

information for any survivors of slavery, as this is history forgotten, and vital to the existence of the descendents of the save trade to give them a sense of pride and a knowledge that their heritage did not begin with slavery.