Kunta Kinte–Alex Haley Memorial

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Beside City Dock, the Kunta Kinte–Alex Haley Memorial marks the spot where Kunta Kinte – ancestor of Roots author Alex Haley – was brought in chains from Africa. The statues here depict Haley sharing the story of his ancestor with three children.

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