# Roots: Does Anyone Recall This Fact? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 13, 2007, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roots-does-anyone-recall-this-fact/399935 "2007-04-13T11:01:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roots-does-anyone-recall-this-fact/399935/1 "2007-04-13T11:01:45Z")
I was too young to get into “Roots” when it first aired in the 1970’s, but recently I heard on the radio that the main character, Kirra Kuntey (sp?) was actually sold as a slave in Maryland. Is this mentioned in the movie? How about the book? Anyone know the SD on this, at least per Alex Hailey? ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roots-does-anyone-recall-this-fact/399935/2 "2007-04-13T11:26:28Z")
[QUOTE=Jinx] I was too young to get into “Roots” when it first aired in the 1970’s, but recently I heard on the radio that the main character, Kirra Kuntey (sp?) was actually sold as a slave in Maryland. Is this mentioned in the movie? How about the book? Anyone know the SD on this, at least per Alex Hailey? [/QUOTE] You know, you could do some elementary research. 😉 [Wikipedia: _Roots_, the novel by Alex Haley](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots:_The_Saga_of_an_American_Family) And it is Kunta Kinte. More info [here](http://www.kintehaley.org/rootskintebio.html). ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roots-does-anyone-recall-this-fact/399935/3 "2007-04-19T11:11:52Z")
Thanks for the enlightening info.