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An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots" chronicles the history of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America.
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Episode 1
Mon, May 30, 201699 mins
In the river region of the Gambia in 1750, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, have a son named Kunta. Kunta is kidnapped in 1767 and sold to British slave traders. After he arrives in Annapolis, Maryland, Virginia planter John Waller purchases Kunta.






