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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.
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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.
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- 1977-01-23
- Biography, Drama, History
- 74
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.
Roots: The Complete Miniseries. Season 1. His name was Kunta Kinte. 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. 1,891 IMDb 8.4 1977 6 episodes. 18+.
- 96 min
Kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in America in 1767, he refused to accept his slave name of Toby. Heirs kept his heroic defiance alive, whispering the name of Kunta Kinte from one generation to the next until it reached a young boy growing up in Tennessee. His name was Alex Haley.
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 ...
Roots - Where to Watch and Stream - TV Guide. 1977 -2016. 1 Season. ABC. Documentary, Drama. TV14. Watchlist. The landmark dramatization of Alex Haley's classic saga followed his ancestors from...
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