Hollywood Actor Samuel Jackson Finally Discovered his is from West Africa
American actor and film producer Samuel L. Jackson has traced his ancestry through Finding Your Roots, an American docu-series that uses traditional genealogical research and genetics to discover the family history of celebrities. The Hollywood veteran finally discovered his roots to the Bantu tribe in the West African nation of Gabon. The Bantu people are the speakers of Bantu languages, comprising several hundred indigenous ethnic groups in sub-Saharan Africa, spread over a vast area from Central Africa across the African Great Lakes to Southern Africa. Recently Jackson traveled to Gabon, where he met with the president, Ali Bongo Ondimba and his wife, Sylvia Bongo Ondimba. He also met with the king of Benga. He said that his journey of life has become so clear with the meeting he had with the monarch. He took to his Instagram saying “When you meet The King of The Benga, your ancestral tribe and he turns out to be your best friend Skeeter!!! When you’re on a journey of discovery and
