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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 enslavement in the United States. The series first aired on ABC in January 1977 over eight consecutive nights.
May 31, 2016 · Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alex Haley, it told the story of an African American family from colonialism to reconstruction and literally brought the discussion...
May 27, 2016 · The new History Channel update and the 1977 series were based on Alex Haley’s novel of the same name. Best known for his searing interviews with figures like Miles Davis and Muhammad Ali in...
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: The Saga of an American Family is a 1976 novel written by Alex Haley. It tells the story of Kunta Kinte , an 18th-century Mandinka , captured as an adolescent , sold into slavery in Africa , and transported to North America.
Jun 2, 2016 · Roots was the most-watched miniseries in the US when it aired in 1977. Can the remake match it? Jennifer Keishin Armstrong takes a look. When ABC network executives decided to air a miniseries...
Sep 20, 2019 · January 23, 1977 sees the premiere of Roots, a groundbreaking television program. The eight-episode miniseries, which was broadcast over eight consecutive nights, follows a family from its...
