KUNTA KINTE - Alex Haley Memorial in Annapolis Maryland by Ed Dwight

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With 'Ego Alley' in the background

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The descriptive sign shown in a picture below is in behind the newspaper machines 'Market House Plaza'.

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With Main Street Annapolis in the background

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To commemorate the arrival in this harbor of Kunta Kinte, immortalized by Alex Haley in Roots, and all others who came to these shores in bondage and who by their toil, character and ceaseless struggle for freedom have helped to make these United States
A Luta Continua! (The struggle continues!)
Sponsors: V.O.T.E. Anne Arundel Coalition of Tenants
Dedicated Sept 21, 1981

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Alex Haley, Family and Heritage
Alex Haley, in his family's story, Roots, shows how the strength of the human spirit to overcome challenges comes from maintaining strong family connections and pride in one's heritage. Here Alex shares heritage stories with children of diverse ethnic groups.
Take time to share heritage stories with children so they can pass on their proud heritage and learn respect for the heritage of others.

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These photos taken from the Bishop's Garden

Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley Memorial
An educational, inspirational, and healing place revealing universal messages of Alex Haley's Rootssaga.
Components of this site were dedicated in three stages: Sept, 1997; Dec 1999; and June 2002. Participants in the dedications included the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation; notable officials from the Federal, Maryland State, Anne Arundel County; and City of Anapolis Governments; the United States Naval Academy; the Haley and Ridout families; and Rootsfilm star John Amos.
Thousands of people from across the USA and other countries attended the dedications thereby reflecting the universal appeal of Haley's messages.

Interpretive Architect: Gary S. Schwertzler. Sculptor: Ed Dwight. Writer: Wiley A. Hall III. Designer: Peter D. Tasi. Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation President and Founder: Leonard A. Blackshear

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Kunta Kinte - Alex Haley Memorial
The Memorial commemorates the arrival in Annapolis of Kunta Kinte, Alex Haley's ancestor as told in his book, Roots. That arrival was not a voluntary one. Kunta Kinte was one among 140 Afrecans forced into the hold of the slave ship Lord Ligonier. The ship cleared customs in Annapolis on Sept 29, its cargo reduced to 98 survivors. The Africans were sold into slavery on Oct 7. An advertisement for that sale appeared in the Maryland Gazette. The original can be viewed at the nearby Maryland Archives.

Millions of African men, women, and children were taken from their homelands and forcibly migrated to the New World under horrible conditions. People were packed into ships for months with very little space and care. Many died on the journey known as the Middle Passage. Kunta Kinte was one of those who survived the Middle Passage and told his story which was shared with the world by his descendant, Alex Haley.

The Memorial is dedicated to our country's African ancestors whose names, unlike Kunta Kinte's, are lost forever. It is hoped that the Memorial will be:
A PLACE FOR LEARNING
A PLACE FOR STORY TELLING
A PLACE FOR INSPIRATION
A PLACE FOR REFLECTION AND HEALING.
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley 1921-1992
As a boy, Alex Haley virst heard of his ancestor Kunta Kinte in family stories recounted by his maternal grandmother. Those stories told of Kunta Kinte landing with other Gambian Africans in "Napolis."
Haley visited "Napolis" (Annapolis) many times. Here at Maryland Archives, he found key information in his quest to learn more about his family history. That search resulted in Roots, a book that enjoyed worldwide success and was made into a popular television mini-series.
Early in his writing career, Haley achieved the first-ever journalist rating in the U.S. Coast Guard. In 1999 that service honored him by naming a cutter after him. Haley's personal motto, "Find the Good and Praise It," appears on the ship's emblem.

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Medium: Bronze
Artist: Ed Dwight(click name for more of that artist's work)
Location: City Dock Washington, D.C. Suburbs Maryland, Annapolis

Nearest Metro: New Carrollton(Orange) (click station name for all sculptures nearby) (dcMem ID #3426 )

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Memorial Foundation website
Kunta Kinte Heritage website

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