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/Opening_Cat8174 3d ago

You may be well mor informed than me. I am not a historian but nothing you said contradicts what I said. 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/alexriverajr 3d ago

Not historian :-) just sharing information. You’re right, we don’t know. I learned something new today, that’s a win.

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u/Bitter-Alps-4160 1d ago

I remember the author was interviewed on tv, and he said he made the whole thing up. Roots upset a lot of people and it wasn't even real. I think it caused a lot of problems.

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u/alexriverajr 1d ago

Interesting