国际英语资讯:Feature: Kunta Kintes legacy creates economic boom at his Gambian home
<p><span word="BANJUL">BANJUL</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 16-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="descendants">descendants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enslaved">enslaved</span> <span word="Kunta">Kunta</span> <span word="Kinte">Kinte</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Gambia">Gambia</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="economically">economically</span> <span word="benefiting">benefiting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="booming">booming</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jufureh">Jufureh</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slave">slave</span> <span word="traders">traders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slave">slave</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="master">master</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plantation">plantation</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1822.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> (<span word="Kunta">Kunta</span> <span word="Kinteh">Kinteh</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>) , <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shipped">shipped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="Albreda">Albreda</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slave">slave</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jufureh">Jufureh</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Jufureh">Jufureh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Albreda">Albreda</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="settlements">settlements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gambia">Gambia</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span>, <span word="right">right</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="abolition">abolition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jufureh">Jufureh</span>, <span word="Lamin">Lamin</span> <span word="Trawally">Trawally</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="excursion">excursion</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kunta">Kunta</span> <span word="Kinteh">Kinteh</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="contributing">contributing</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Jufureh">Jufureh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Albreda">Albreda</span> <span word="economically">economically</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> 200 <span word="dalasis">dalasis</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 4 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="which">which</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="development">development</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="visitations">visitations</span>," <span word="Lamin">Lamin</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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