Kunta Kinte
Quote 4
"Hundreds of rains ago in the land of Mali," Kunta confidently replied, "the Kinte men were blacksmiths, and their women were makers of pots and weavers of cloth." (22.3)
Part of Kunta's final exam in school is to recount his family history. That's pretty amazing, but we wonder how many people these days would be to do that. Would you? Knowing this about Kunta's background, it's no wonder why he is so proud of his ancestral heritage, and so unwilling to let it go after he is kidnapped and brought to America.