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