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.
Related Q&A：
Where is the grave of Kunta Kinte in Spotsylvania County Virginia？-Well, to be honest, I'm not exactly sure where the grave of Kunta Kinte is in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. But you know what? You might be able to find some useful information at the local historical society or by talking to some of the long-time residents of the area. They might have some insights or even know someone who knows the exact location. It could take a bit of digging and asking around, but I'm sure you'll get to the bottom of it. Good luck with your search!
