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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.

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47 min ABC Ended NR US EN Drama 238 votes

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An examination of "Roots" impact on society in the 1970's from a modern perspective.

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ABC Ended NR US EN Drama 238 votes

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Hosted by Louis Gossett Jr.

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ABC Ended NR US EN Drama 238 votes

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25th-anniversary 3 DVD edition bonus. New interviews with key cast members.

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ABC Ended NR US EN Drama 238 votes

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ABC Ended NR US EN Drama 238 votes

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'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

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27 min ABC Ended NR US EN Drama 238 votes

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'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.

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28 min ABC Ended NR US EN Drama 238 votes

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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.

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89 min ABC Ended NR US EN Drama 238 votes