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Roots
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Episode 147 min
The Phenomenon of Roots
Author of "Roots" Alex Haley goes on a voyage to his ancestral home village in Africa and to the grave site of his relative Kunta Kinte in Virginia with LeVar Burton who portrayed Kinte in "Roots". Narrated by Louis Gossett, Jr.
Episode 22007-05-22
Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated an Entire Nation
An examination of "Roots" impact on society in the 1970's from a modern perspective.
Episode 3
Roots: One Year Later
Hosted by Louis Gossett Jr.
Episode 42007-05-22
Remembering Roots
25th-anniversary 3 DVD edition bonus. New interviews with key cast members.
Episode 5
The Struggle to Make Roots
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Episode 627 min2007-05-22
30th anniversary
'The American Story Continues' is a new interview series with celebrities discussing how important the original series 'ROOTS' was and continues to be in this day and age. Whoopi Goldberg, James Earl Jones, Blair Underwood, and more make an appearance
Episode 728 min
Cast Interviews
'The Cast Looks Back' is a new bonus video that features interviews with most of the cast of the original miniseries. They talk about making the series and how it has transformed their lives.
Episode 889 min1988-12-11
The Gift
The characters of Kunta Kinte and Fiddler from Roots are back in this movie. In this movie the two of them accompany their owner to another plantation at Christmas time and they learn that the son of the owner helps slaves escape. And the two of them try to help him and also see this as an opportunity to escape themselves.