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Roots: The Complete Miniseries, Ep. 1 "Episode 1"

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In Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him. Chained with other captives, Kunta begins an agonized odyssey to the New World.
  • Starring: Olivia Cole, LeVar Burton
  • Directed by: David Greene
  • Runtime: 1 hour 37 minutes
  • Original air date: January 23, 1977
  • Network: Warner Bros.
 
  
 
 

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1. Episode 1
  January 23, 1977
In Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him. Chained with other captives, Kunta begins an agonized odyssey to the New World.
 
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2. Episode 2
  January 24, 1977
Despite a violent rebellion, the slave ship Lord Ligonier completes its voyage and Kunta Kinte endures the indiginity of an Annapolis slave auction. Fiddler, the slave in charge of Kunta's training, becomes his only friend ? a friendship that's tested when Kunta plans an escape so he can be with Fanta
 
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3. Episode 3
  January 25, 1977
In 1776, a nation fights for freedom - but not for all. Kunta Kinte escapes again and is crippled by slave catchers. He marries, gains a daughter and loses his long-time friend Fiddler. Another chance for escape arises, but Kunta sacrifices it to care for his wife and the newborn he names Kizzy, an African word for "stay put."
 
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4. Episode 4
  January 26, 1977
At age 16, Kizzy is sold and bears her new master's son, who grows up to become fun-loving Chicken George. Yearning to see her parents, Kizzy is comforted by Samuel Bennett, but they are ill-matched. When she returns to her birthplace, Kizzy learns of her parents' fates.
 
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5. Episode 5
  January 27, 1977
Chicken George is sent to England as payment for his owner's gambling debt. Fourteen years later, he returns home a free man, a status that has a profound effect on the family begun by Kunta Kinte. The Civil War erupts; at last the era of slavery draws to an end.
 
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6. Episode 6
  January 29, 1977
The Civil War is over but night riders terrorize ex-slaves. By marking his clients' horseshoes, Tom identifies the raiders but endangers his own life. Chicken George, who fought for the Union, rejoins his family. He leads them to a new home in Tennessee.
 
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Episode 1, "Episode 1"
Synopsis: In Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him. Chained with other captives, Kunta begins an agonized odyssey to the New World.
Original air date: January 23, 1977
Runtime: 1 hour 37 minutes
ASIN: B000SLQGHM
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,250 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
Roots: The Complete Miniseries
Synopsis: 200 years to unfold. 12 years of research to discover. 2 years to create. 8 nights to make television history. His name was Kunta Kinte. Kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in America in 1767, he refused to accept his slave name of Toby.
Starring: Olivia Cole, LeVar Burton
Supporting actors: Ben Vereen, Louis Gossett Jr., Vic Morrow, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Edward Asner, Ralph Waite, Robert Reed, Lynda Day George, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Leslie Uggams, Carolyn Jones, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, Brad Davis, Hilly Hicks, Lynne Moody, Lane Binkley, Austin Stoker, Sandy Duncan
Creator: Alex Haley
Season year: 1977
Genre: Drama, History, War
Executive producer: Stan Margulies
Network: Warner Bros.
ASIN: B000SLTU02
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I ordered this to show my African American History Classes. Beyond being a great educational film, it is an amazing movie. I recommend that every American watch this series once in their lifetime.
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When I realized that this movie had a huge impact on me as a kid and realized I was 11 when I saw it I decided my kids should experience it. Riveting, heartbreaking history that we must all try and understand. I wish it was shown in every US History class.
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