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A 3 page paper discussing the first known king of Mali. Sundiata carries such hope and promise for African Americans that several have chosen to adopt not only the symbolism associated with this first king of Mali, but also his name. The historical Sundiata lived in early 13th century West Africa. He lives now only in legend, but he still embodies lessons from which all African Americans – indeed all people of any race or ethnicity – can benefit. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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hope and promise for African Americans that several have chosen to adopt not only the symbolism associated with this first king of Mali, but also his name. The historical
Sundiata lived in early 13th century West Africa. He lives now only in legend, but he still embodies lessons from which all African Americans - indeed all people of
any race or ethnicity - can benefit. Sundiatas Story Born into a polygamous culture, Sundiata was the youngest of eleven brothers born to
Nare Fa Maghan, a Mandingo king. Though his brothers were strong and healthy, Sundiata was a weak and sickly child who virtually no one believed could survive infancy.
The relationship between Nare and Sundiatas mother was a source of jealousy among the other wives, who forced Sundiatas mother out after Nares death. Forced to flee literally for
their lives, Sundiata and his mother were taken in by Mansa Tunkara, king of Mema, after others had rejected the pair out of fear of retribution.
Mansa Tunkara liked Sundiatas courage, and gave him increasingly important responsibilities during his time in exile. There is a legend that the Sosso king Sumanguru of
the Kante dynasty killed all of Sundiatas brothers but let Sundiata live in the belief that the sickly child would die anyway, but Dunlap (n.d.) comments that a more likely
story exists in another legend stating that Sundiata and his mother had fled and had been given refuge at the time that all of Sundiatas brothers were killed. Mansa
Tunkara then provided supplies for Sundiata in later years so that he could return to his homeland and claim his right to the throne.
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