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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.
Roots is a historical drama based on Alex Haley's family history, from Africa to America. It follows the life of Kunta Kinte, a slave who fights for his freedom and his descendants' legacy.
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- 1977-01-23
- Biography, Drama, History
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Roots is a 2016 adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", a historical drama that follows the life of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America. The mini series stars Malachi Kirby, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne and more, and is nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys.
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- 2016-05-30
- Drama, War
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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 - watch online: stream, buy or rent. You are able to buy "Roots" on Amazon Video, Apple TV as download. Synopsis. 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.
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John Amos and Louis Gossett Jr. look back on the groundbreaking miniseries Roots and its legacy for the 45th Anniversary.
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- Warner Bros. Entertainment
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. It explores his life and those of his descendants in the United States, down to Haley.
