Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots traced his family's ancestry to Kunta Kinte of Juffureh village in the Gambia, sparking worldwide interest in genealogy and West African heritage tourism.
Record no. MRB-2026-006838
Roots traces ancestry to the Gambia
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