Roots

TV Show (1977)

A dramatic re-telling of the capture of West African natives by white slave traders from Colonial America. Based upon the critically acclaimed novel by Alex Haley.

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Latest Episodes

  • Season 1 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

    George Johnson (Brad Davis) saves Tom's life after he is nearly beaten to death; Tom moves his family to Tennessee for a new start.

  • Season 1 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

    Chicken George (Ben Vereen) wins his freedom; George's son Tom (Georg Stanford Brown) works as a blacksmith for the Confederacy.

  • Season 1 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

    Kizzy (Leslie Uggams) is raped by her new master (Chuck Connors); Kizzy gives birth to a son (Ben Vereen) who grows up to be the master's gamecock trainer.