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300年前,两名奴隶,亨利·匡杜和玛格丽特·浦格·匡杜,根据奴隶主的遗嘱,成为自由人。10年前,他们两人的后代,即当今的匡德家族,开始悉心研究历史,以图弄清匡德家族的历史发展脉络。一项项研究结果拼凑成一个完整的、丰富多采的家族故事。这个故事上可追溯到西非加纳海岸边的贩奴船,下可延续到1984年夏在首都华盛顿举行的大聚会。这次聚会,不仅要庆贺这个成员多达1300百人的家族的持续生存,而且要向人们表明他们可能是当今美国有证可考的
Three hundred years ago two slaves, Henry Kurtuu and Margaret Puig Marinaford, became free men under the will of the slave-owner. Ten years ago, the descendants of both of them, the Kuangde clan nowadays, began to study history carefully to try to find out the historical context of the Kuangde clan. A research result pieced together into a complete, rich family story. The story of a slave ship dating back to the Ghanaian coast of West Africa can be followed by a grand gathering in Washington, DC, in the summer of 1984. This party not only celebrates the continued survival of a family of up to 1,300 members of this group, but also shows people that they may be certified by the United States today