Kunta Kinteh Island

The story behind the place

Kunta Kinteh Island lies in the River Gambia. Its fort remains belong to a group of sites documenting changing relations between African and European societies. The island is particularly associated with the slave trade; other sites in the wider group also record efforts to end that trade. The surviving places require careful remembrance.

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