Roots
1977 | Drama | USA | Created by Alex Haley, Ernest Kinoy and William Blinn
Overview
Alex Haley traced his family to Kunta Kinte of the Gambia, and ABC aired eight nights that became a national reckoning. Around 130 million viewers watched some part, still among the most watched events ever. LeVar Burton debut, John Amos, and Ben Vereen as Chicken George. Emmys and a Peabody. The miniseries format peaked here. Television as collective American confrontation.
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