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The
following Fact Sheets are available for free download (pdf
format) and classroom use by educators. (To download any
of the fact sheets, please click on the links provided.
You must have Adobe Acrobat reader installed on your computer
to open the files.) Please contact the Kunta Kinte-Alex
Haley Foundation if you would like to use these Fact Sheets
for any other purpose.
Genealogy
-- Discovering Your Own "Roots"
This 2-page fact sheet discusses the value of doing genealogy
research, and provides a brief list of recommended resources.
Alexander
Haley and Kunta Kinte
Brief biographies of Alex Haley and Kunta Kinte are provided
in this 2-page fact sheet. An overview of the Haley family
genealogy as it is presented in Haley's Pulitzer Prize-winning
book Roots is also included.
Slavery
in a Border State -- What Was it Like in Anne Arundel County,
Maryland?
Slaves and their descendants have been tied to the landscape
of Anne Arundel County, Maryland for 350 years. Their forced
labor made possible a strong tobacco economy, the rise of
a wealthy planter class that held the reins of political
power for centuries, and the construction of many buildings
that survive today. This 4-page fact sheet includes a brief
look at rural and urban life for the slave, as well as their
attempts at resistance.
African-American History in Annapolis
and Anne Arundel County
This fact sheet provides a 2-page timeline of African-American
history for one of Maryland's key regions.
The Story Wall of the Kunta
Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial
The Story Wall, located along the historic Annapolis, Maryland
seawall at the City Dock, anchors the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley
Memorial in history, within the context of slavery, the
Roots saga, and author Alex Haley's vision for racial
reconciliation and healing. (2-page fact sheet)
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