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Gambia News : US embassy observes black history month
The United States embassy in Banjul on Friday organise its second annual Black History Month at a programme held on the embassy’s grounds in Banjul.
Welcoming the guests to the occasion, the US ambassador, Barry L. Wells, explained that the observance of Black History Month in February is due to the large number of developments affecting black people which have taken place during the month of February over the years.
He also listed a number of contributions made by blacks to American society as a whole including the blood bank, refrigerator, traffic lights and pencil sharpeners, etc., noting that for every Martin Luther King Jr and Barack Obama, there are thousands of other blacks.
The family members of Kunta Kinteh of Alex Haley’s Roots fame were on hand from Juffure to give an account of their historical links to the Haleys in a special presentation and a young Gambian read Martin Luther King’s famous “I have a Dream” speech to widespread acclaim.
The family thanked Ambassador Wells for his interest in restoring James Island and Juffure, where slaves were kept before being shipped to America, and they also appealed to him to help provide the family with decent accommodation.
The programme of the day was also observed as an occasion for vendors to display crafts, textiles, local foods and books for sale to guests attending the event which was also seem as a vendors’ fair.
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