Kunta Kinteh Island

Year: 2012

Actors: Tish Graves-Dawkins, Brian Waller

Duration: 61 min

This documentary film chronicles the process of renaming Ft. James Island, which was a holding cell for slaves during the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade, to Kunta Kinteh Island- after one of The Gambia's most well-renowned sons. It shares the points of view of both the government and the Kinteh family, who still preserve their history as residents of neighboring Juffureh ...

Genre: Action   Documentary   History   News