Herbert Cavalier Jr.
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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.
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.
Roots is a dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation. The mini series won 9 Primetime Emmys and features a cast of notable actors, such as LeVar Burton, Robert Reed, and Louis Gossett Jr.
- (19K)
- 1977-01-23
- Biography, Drama, History
- 74
The four-night, eight-hour event series developed by HISTORY, from A+E Studios, is a historical portrait of American slavery recounting the journey of one family and their will to survive and ...
- Malachi Kirby
Roots is a 2016 historical drama that chronicles the life of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America. The series stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Malachi Kirby, Forest Whitaker and Laurence Fishburne, and is nominated for seven Primetime Emmys.
- (8.5K)
- 2016-05-30
- Drama, War
- 3 min
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.
John Amos and Louis Gossett Jr. look back on the groundbreaking miniseries Roots and its legacy for the 45th Anniversary.
- 7 min
- 57.8K
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
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Kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in America, he refused to accept his slave name of Toby. Heirs kept his heroic defiance alive, whispering his name Kunta Kinte. 1,882 IMDb 8.4 1977 6 episodes. X-Ray 18+.
