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Roots

1977-2016
1 Season
ABC
Drama
TV14

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The landmark dramatization of Alex Haley's classic saga followed his ancestors from Africa into slavery and then to their freedom in the post-Civil War South. Americans watched in record numbers as the epic aired on eight consecutive nights and went on to receive an unprecedented 37 Emmy nominations (winning for nine, including Outstanding Limited Series). Haley wrote in TV Guide: ' 'Roots' speaks of the American human drama, in which ancestrally we all came from somewhere across the ocean.'

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Roots: Empowerment Trailer

Roots: Empowerment Trailer

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Awards

1980 - Golden Globe - Best Television Series - Drama - nominated
1978 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - nominated
1978 - Golden Globe - Best Television Series - Drama - winner
1977 - Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) - nominated

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LeVar Burton

Kunta Kinte

Lloyd Bridges

Evan Brent

John Amos

Kunta Kinte (as an adult)

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Thu, Dec 3, 2015

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Wed, Jul 1, 2015

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Roots: Empowerment Trailer

Roots: Can't Make No Plans

Roots: Toby

Roots: Bless Us This Earth

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