Kunta Kinte
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Died | Spotsylvania County |
| Virginia | |
| Born | The Gambia |
| Played by | Malachi Kirby |
| LeVar Burton | |
| Books | Roots: The Saga of an American Family |
| Queen: The Story of an American Family | |
| Appear in book | Roots: The Saga of an American Family |
| Okra answer panel mother | Mother |
| Okra answer panel grandmother | Grandmother |
| Okra answer panel girl | Girl |
| Okra answer panel home town | Home town |
| Movies/Shows | Roots: The Gift |
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| ID | 988535 |
Kunta Kinte Life story
Kunta Kinte is a fictional character in the 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family by American author Alex Haley. Kunta Kinte was based on one of Haley's ancestors, a Gambian man who was born around 1750, enslaved, and taken to America where he died around 1822.