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Part I

1767: Kunta Kinte, a 17-year-old African boy, son of Omoro and Binta, leads a peaceful life in Gambia. He distinguished himself during the rituals of passage to adulthood but did not take advantage of his new status for long: during a solo excursion, he was captured by slave traders and embarked on a boat, in appalling conditions, to reach America.

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