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Kinte-Haley Foundation Wins Historic Award
October 3 , 2003 Kinte-Haley Foundation Wins 2003 Historic Annapolis Foundation Reservation Award The Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation, in partnership with the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Conference & Visitors Bureau, won a 2003 Annual Preservation Award for its brochure entitled “African-American Heritage in Annapolis & Anne Arundel County, Maryland.” [...]
Kunta Kinte Arrival Commemoration at City Dock
September 29, 2003 Kunta Kinte Arrival Commemoration at City Dock in Annapolis, Maryland The 2003 annual commemoration of Kunta Kinte’s arrival in Annapolis, Maryland on September 29, 1767 in the slave ship Lord Ligonier will be coordinated by the Alex Haley Museum. An exhibit will be on display in Annapolis [...]
Hurricane Isabel Strikes blow to a National Attraction
September 22, 2003 Hurricane Isabel Strikes blow to a National Attraction The latest challenge for the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial came in the form of Isabel, one of the worst hurricanes to hit the Chesapeake Bay Region since records have been kept. Floods from the September 18, 2003 storm covered [...]
Local Youth Attend Summer “Roots” Camp
August 18, 2003 Local Youth Attend Summer “Roots” Camp The Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation recently concluded a unique summer camp experience in Annapolis, Maryland that introduced area young people to the idea of exploring their own family “roots.” The Foundation developed and sponsored the first-time program with contributed funds from [...]
African-American Heritage Guide Presentation
May 28, 2003 Lt. Governor Michael S. Steele To Introduce New Guide to African-American Heritage in Annapolis & Anne Arundel County WHAT: Lt. Governor Michael S. Steele and elected officials to introduce the new 16-page, comprehensive Guide to African-American Heritage in Annapolis & Anne Arundel County. WHEN: Wednesday, May 28, [...]
Memorial Story Wall and Compass Rose Unveiled
June 12, 2002 The Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial Story Wall and Compass Rose Unveiled for the First Time Nearly 235 years ago, the slave ship Lord Ligonier delivered 98 Gambian Africans to the Annapolis, Maryland City Harbor to be sold into slavery. Among them, according to Alex Haley, the late [...]