Samuel L. Jackson: Roots in Gabon

Agencies – Sudan Events

American actor and film producer, Samuel L. Jackson has traced his roots to Gabon.

The Hollywood veteran found out 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 guardian said.

Jackson traced his roots to the Bantu tribe in 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.