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Specials

None | Drama | 8 episodes
Overview

2 Seasons

Episode

The Phenomenon of Roots

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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Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated an Entire Nation (2007)

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

Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated an Entire Nation poster

Roots: One Year Later

Hosted by Louis Gossett Jr.

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Remembering Roots (2007)

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

Remembering Roots poster

The Struggle to Make Roots

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