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2. Roots (1977 miniseries) - Wikipedia

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   The miniseries was watched by an estimated 130 million [18] [19] [20] and 140 million [21] [22] viewers total (more than half of the U.S. 1977 population of 221 million—the largest viewership ever attracted by any type of television series in US history as tallied by Nielsen Media Research) and averaged a 44.9 rating [21] and 66% to 80% ...

3. Kunta Kinte - Wikipedia

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   Kunta Kinte's life story figured in two US television series based on the book: the original 1977 TV miniseries Roots, [2] and a 2016 remake of the same name. In the original miniseries, the character was portrayed as a teenager by LeVar Burton and as an adult by John Amos. In the 2016 miniseries, he is portrayed by Malachi Kirby. [3]

4. Category:Roots (TV miniseries) - Wikipedia

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   Aricles relating to the television miniseries Roots and its spin-offs. It is based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, set during and after the era of slavery in the United States. The series first aired on ABC in January 1977 over eight consecutive nights.

5. John Amos, New Jersey-born star of 'Roots' and 'Good Times ...

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   John Amos, the imposing actor who became a monumental figure of endurance in the classic 1977 miniseries "Roots," has died. He was 84. Amos, who had ties to Newark, East Orange and Tewksbury, died ...

6. Louis Gossett Jr. on 'Roots,' Working With Sidney Poitier and ...

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   It's been 45 years since the eight-episode series hit the network and, as Gossett says, "woke people up."The 1977 miniseries, based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel, Roots: The Saga of an American ...

7. John Amos, star of ‘Good Times’ and ‘Roots,’ dead at 84

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   Race was once again at the forefront when Amos portrayed Toby, the adult version of the slave Kunte Kinte in the critically acclaimed 1977 miniseries “Roots,” which earned Amos an Emmy nomination.

8. Roots: The Saga of an American Family - Wikipedia

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   The novel was quickly adapted as a hugely popular television miniseries, Roots (1977). Together, the novel and series were a cultural sensation in the United States. The novel spent forty-six weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, including twenty-two weeks at number one. The last seven chapters of the novel were later adapted in the ...

9. Remake in the works for classic 'Roots' - AOL

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   "Roots," one of the biggest events in television history, is coming back to the small screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, A&E Networks announced a remake of the popular 1977 mini-series ...