Early in the spring of 1750, in the village of Juffure, four days upri…

Alex Haley
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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. ✨ Roots ch. 1 (1976)
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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. ✨ Roots ch. 1 (1976)

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