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Kunta Kinte is the name given by author Alex Haley to his ancestor, a young Mandinka man from Juffureh in present-day The Gambia who, according to the family history presented in Roots, was captured and transported to North America as an enslaved person in the 18th century. His story became internationally known through Haley’s 1976 novel Roots and its television adaptations.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister, civil rights leader, and advocate for racial equality, born on 15 January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He became one of the most influential voices of the American Civil Rights Movement.
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Fela Aníkulápó Kútì, born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti on 15 October 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria, was a Nigerian musician, composer, bandleader and political activist. He pioneered Afrobeat, blending West African musical traditions with jazz, funk and other influences.
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Almamy Samore Lafiya Touré was a West African Muslim leader, military strategist and state builder, born around 1830 in present-day Guinea. He rose to power in the 19th century and built a powerful state across parts of present-day Guinea, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire and neighbouring regions.
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Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi was an Algerian Islamic scholar and reformer, born in 1787. In 1837, he founded the Sanusiyya, a religious movement that later became influential across Libya and the Sahara.
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Desmond Tutu was a South African Anglican archbishop, human rights advocate and leading voice against apartheid. Born in 1931, he became internationally known for his opposition to racial injustice and his commitment to peaceful change.