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First Aired: January 23rd, 1977
Status: Ended
Genre: Drama
Network: ABC
Summary: 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. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.
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# of Episodes: 8
# of Episodes I watched: 0
# of Episodes I haven't watched: 8
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Last Aired Episode
Season 2 - Episode 6: 30th anniversary
Air Date: May 22nd, 2007
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Cast
Ben Vereen
as Chicken George Moore
LeVar Burton
as Kunta Kinte
Olivia Cole
as Mathilda
Robert Reed
as Dr. William Reynolds
John Amos
as Older Kunta Kinte
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