Roots (Television program : 1977) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80078801
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LeVar Burton, John Amos, Ben Vereen, Cicely Tyson, Thalmus Rasulala, Edward Asner, Ralph Waite, Lorne Green, Vic Morrow, Chuck Connors, John Schuck, Leslie Uggams, Robert Reed, Lou Gossett. Title from container. Based on the book, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, by Alex Haley. Originally broadcast as a television miniseries in 1977. Originally packaged as part of "Roots The Complete Collection" in 2018. Episodes 1-6 have been separated to circulate individually by the owning library. Full screen (1.33:1) presentation. Special features: Roots: Commentary by David L. Wolper, Edward Asner, LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, William Blinn, Jan Scott, and Lynn Stalmaster ; Roots family tree ; Remembering Roots (2002 documentary featurette).
"His name was Kunta Kinte. 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. This is his story" -- Container.
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