Leonard A. Blackshear Walkway

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Leonard A. Blackshear

The Leonard A. Blackshear Plaque was added in 2006. The plaque reflects the Annapolis City Council’s Resolution, which names the area encompassing the Story Wall the Leonard A. Blackshear Walkway.

The Walkway gives honor to the many years of work and dedication shown by Leonard’s visionary leadership and tireless efforts to promote racial harmony and African American Heritage, resulting in the Memorial.

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HERITAGE

The farthest-back person they ever talked about was a man they called the African.

~ Alex Haley, Roots

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DIVERSITY

Though we are of different tribes and tongues, remember we are the same people!

~ Mandinka Elder, Roots

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PERSEVERANCE

We all suffer.
If a man’s wise, he learns from it.

~ Boteng Bediako (Uncle Pompey), Roots

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The Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial

Located in historic Annapolis, Maryland, the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial symbolizes the triumph of the human spirit. It conveys Alex Haley’s vision for national racial reconciliation and healing, and stresses the importance of strong family connection and the preservation and honoring of cultural history and heritage.

Dedicated to our African ancestors whose names are forever lost in the oceans of time, and to any peoples that arrived in the New World in bondage, whose unpaid labor forged the foundation of this nation’s rise to greatness. Also, to the descendants of these ancestors who strive to foster a nation that celebrates ethnic diversity within the spirit of brotherhood, mutual respect, and understanding.

Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation

The Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Maryland in 1995, as a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) nonprofit profit organization.

Our mission is to spread the vision of Alex Haley, a world that celebrates ethnic diversity while honoring humankind’s common universal experiences.

The Foundation is dedicated to stimulating greater interest in African American culture, history, art, archaeology, anthropology, and genealogy, and to encouraging people of all ethnic backgrounds to search for their own “roots.”

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Leonard A. Blackshear Walkway

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The Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial

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