Louis Gossett, Jr., LeVar Burton, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Shaun Cassidy, John McMartin, Jerry Hardin, Annabella Price, Fran Bennett, Tim Russ, Michael Learned. Title from container. Based on the book, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, by Alex Haley. Originally broadcast as a television film in 1988. Originally packaged as part of "Roots The Complete Collection" in 2018. The Gift has been separated to circulate individually by the owning library. Full screen (1.33:1) presentation.
Summary:
Roots: the gift (an expansion of the Roots saga with a Christmas theme three years after Kunta Kinte's first unsuccessful attempt to escape slavery) has Kunta Kinte and Fiddler desperately leading runaways through a network of safe havens to a getaway boat. As the boat fills there's room for one more passenger. A choice must be made; a Mandinka warrior can never abandon his friend.
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