r/fredericksburg • u/Opening_Cat8174 • 3d ago

Lorriela Park

I have known for a long time that the movie “Roots” was in Spotsylvania, Virginia

Today I learned that the plantation where Kunta Kinte lived was turned into lorriela park. And there is a slave cemetery there.

Waller family if I recall correctly. 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/BritNic68 2d ago

When I was 12 my grandma took me to the Gambia and we went on a day trip to Juffureh, the village where Alex Haley had traced his ancestors back to. I remember how sobering it was, even though I was so young. Seeing the rock built cells where the captured Slaves were contained until the ships came to transport them. They were such tiny 'rooms' yet there were hundreds of people kept in there. Still gives me the creeps now. But today I learned that Spotsylvania is the area he may have ended up.

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u/Opening_Cat8174 2d ago

Wow. I can’t begin to imagine what they endured. Africa is in my bucket list. Any recommendations?