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Where is the grave of Kunta Kinte in Spotsylvania County Virginia?
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∙ 9y ago
Unless I'm horribly mistaken, there is no grave. Kunte Kinte was a fictional character in Alex Haley's novel "Roots", later made into a TV mini series.
YOU ARE MISTAKEN. KUNTA KINTE WAS NOT A FICTIONAL CHARACTER. HE WAS THE GREAT, GREAT, GREAT GRANDFATHER OF ALEX HALEY. HIS STORY WAS TOLD THROUGH GENERATIONS. AS AN ADULT ALEX HALEY SOUGHT OUT HIS FAMILY IN Africa AND CONFIRMED THE STORIES HE HAD GROWN UP HEARING. LATER. MUCH CONTROVERSY SURROUNDED THE FACTS OF THAT VISIT AS WELL AS SOME KEY POINTS OF THE STORY. AS FOR THE LOCATION OF THE GRAVE IT IS AN UNMARKED GRAVE ASSUMED TO BE IN THE SLAVE CEMETERY ON THE GROUNDS OF THE FORMER MURRAY PLANTATION. THE SCENE IN THE MOVIE WHERE KIZZY CROSSES OUT THE NAME TOBY WAS WRITTEN SOLELY FOR THE MOVIE AND DID NOT ACTUALLY HAPPEN.
Yes Kunta Kinte was real & yes he is buried in Spotsylvania, Virginia. I actually live about five minutes away from the plantation he lived on & the field he is buried in on what is now Wallers Rd in Partlow, VA.
Ask the Wallers whose ancestors owned a 5,000 acre plantation where Kunta Kinte lived. I would like to know if he has an actual grave site. The original plantation house still exists at the end of Wallers Road.
Kunte Kinte's grave is located at what is now Loriella Park in Spotsylvania Virginia. In the back of the park there is a frisbee Golf course, and off in the woods by the second hole there is an old slave cemetery. It is not specifically marked as the grave of Kunta Kinte...but it is widely regarded by locals of the area to be the location of his grave.
Research has shown that Kunta Kinte was not the slave Toby owned by the Wallers. Toby was owned by William Waller before 1767 when Kunta was supposed to have arrived. It is probable he was a slave named Hopping George.
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What was the location of the plantation in the movie Roots?
In the miniseries, "Roots" Kunta Kinte is first bought by plantation owner John Reynolds. The plantation is located in Spotsylvania, Virginia.
Did kunta kinte reside in Ashland Virginia?
No
When was Kunta Kinte created?
Kunta Kinte is a character from the novel "Roots: The Saga of an American Family" written by Alex Haley, which was published in 1976. The character is based on Haley's ancestor who was captured in Gambia and sold into slavery in America in the late 18th century.
Was Kunta Kinte married?
Yes, Kunta Kinte was married to a woman named Bell. She was his wife on the plantation where they were enslaved.
When was Kunta Kinte captured?
Kunta Kinte was captured in 1767
Who did kunta kinte married with?
Kunta Kinte married Bell Waller.
Who was Kunta Kinte's mother?
Kunta Kinte's mother's name Binta Kebba.
What did Kunta Kinte work as?
Kunta Kinte was a Mandinka warrior who worked as a blacksmith in his village of Juffure in The Gambia.
Who was Kunta Kinte's father?
Kunta Kinte's father was Omoro Kinte. He was a Mandinka warrior and leader in the village of Juffure in The Gambia.
What was Kunta Kinte's mother's name?
Kunta Kinte's mother's name was Binta Kinte.
Who were Kunta Kinte's parents?
Kunta Kinte's parents were Omoro and his wife Binta Kebba.
Who was Kunta Kinte's daughter?
Kunta Kinte's daughter was named Kizzy. She was born in the novel and TV miniseries "Roots," which was based on Alex Haley's book tracing his family's history from Africa to America. Kizzy plays a significant role in the story as she struggles with the challenges of slavery and maintains her family's oral history.
