Laurence Fishburne
Alex Haley
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- 1. Part 1 May 30, 2016
- In 1767, British slave traders purchase Kunta Kinte, a kidnapped African, and take him to Maryland.
- 2. Part 2 May 31, 2016
- Redcoats encourage slaves to join the English army; Kunta runs but slave catchers apprehend him.
- 3. Part 3 Jun 1, 2016
- George marries and fathers many children; Tom Lea loses a wager and sells George to save his farm.
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Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, set during and after the era of slavery in the United States.The series first aired on ABC in January 1977 over eight consecutive nights.. A critical and ratings success over the course of its run, Roots received 37 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won nine.
Roots: With Robert Reed, John Amos, Louis Gossett Jr., Lynda Day George. A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.
Roots: With Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Malachi Kirby, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne. An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots." Chronicles the history of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America.
Watch Roots Free Online | A new American story follows African warrior Kunta Kinte and descendants over a century of oppression after his abduction by slave traders in 1750.
Roots is a 2016 American miniseries and a remake of the 1977 miniseries with the same name, based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which follows an African man who is shipped to North America as a slave and his descendants.It first aired on May 30, 2016, and stars Malachi Kirby, Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anika Noni ...
HISTORY® premieres “Roots” on Memorial Day 2016, airing over four consecutive nights at 9 p.m. beginning Monday, May 30, it was announced today by Paul Buccieri, President of A&E and HISTORY.
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His name was Kunta Kinte. Kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in America in 1767, he refused to accept his slave name of Toby.
The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family.
