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Roots: The Next Generations. 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.
- 8 (re-edited to 6 for video)
- David L. Wolper
- January 23 –, January 30, 1977
- ABC
A historical drama based on Alex Haley's family history, from slavery to freedom. Watch the trailer, cast, episodes, trivia, reviews and more on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
- (18K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- TV-14
- 1977-01-23
Watch the eight-hour event series based on Alex Haley's novel, starring Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne and Anna Paquin. Roots follows the journey of one family from Africa to America and their fight for freedom and legacy.
- Malachi Kirby
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots" that chronicles the history of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and find more like this on IMDb.
- (8.5K)
- 3 min
- TV-MA
- 73
June 2, 2016. ( 2016-06-02) 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.
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Roots is a work of the imagination rather than strict historical scholarship. It was an important event because it captured everyone's imagination. Gates later hosted the TV series African American Lives and Finding Your Roots, which used DNA testing to corroborate family histories and genealogies.
