ROOTS
R is for:
ROOTS by Alex
Haley
I read the
book and watched a TV mini-series.
First Line: Early in the spring of 1750, in the village
of Juffure, four days upriver from the coast of The Gambia, West Africa, a
manchild was born to Omoro and Binta Kinte.
End Line: I feel that they do watch and guide, and I
also feel that they join me in the hope that this story of our people can help
to alleviate the legacies of the fact that preponderantly the histories have
been written by the winners.
It’s one
thing to have the head knowledge of something important, it’s another to feel
the importance, in your heart. I feel, this is where belief is born.
Comments
"Roots" touched a truth that many preferred not to see: slavery used human beings as unfeeling tools.
Whether Kunta Kinte existed or not, Haley's African ancestors did not come over on the Mayflower. Like other African-Americans, they are living evidence of a brutal institution whose legacy Americans are still feeling.
Interesting and intriguing post as always. Thanks. :-)
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