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2. Roots (1977 miniseries) - Wikipedia

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   In the Gambia, West Africa, in 1750, Kunta Kinte is born to Omoro Kinte, a Mandinka warrior, and his wife Binta.He is raised in a Muslim family. [5] [6] When Kunta reaches the age of 15, he and other boys undergo a semi-secretive tribal rite of passage, under the Kintango, which includes wrestling, circumcision, philosophy, war-craft, and hunting skills.

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

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   It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century Mandinka, captured as an adolescent, sold into slavery in Africa, and transported to North America. It explores his life and those of his descendants in the United States, down to Haley. The novel was quickly adapted as a hugely popular television miniseries, Roots (1977). Together, the novel ...

4. Kunta Kinte - Wikipedia

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   According to the book Roots, Kunta Kinte was born circa 1750 in the Mandinka village of Jufureh, in the Gambia.He was raised in a Muslim family. [4] [5] In 1767, while Kunta was searching for wood to make a drum for himself, four men chased him, surrounded him, and took him captive.

5. John Amos, 'Good Times' and 'Roots' trailblazer and 'Coming ...

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   John Amos, the Emmy-nominated actor known for his roles on ABC's groundbreaking miniseries "Roots" and "Good Times," has died.He was 84. Amos, who starred as the older Kunta Kinte in the acclaimed ...

6. Roots: The Next Generations - Wikipedia

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   Roots: The Next Generations is an American television miniseries based on the last seven chapters of Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family.First aired on ABC in February 1979, it is a sequel to the 1977 Roots miniseries, tracing the lives of Kunta Kinte's descendants in Henning, Tennessee, from 1882 to 1967.

7. Appreciation: John Amos was a pioneering, calming presence ...

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   Actor John Amos, left, who portrayed the adult Kunta Kinte in the television miniseries "Roots," with then-Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening in 1999, during a dedication ceremony for a memorial to ...

8. John Amos, star of 1970s TV's ‘Good Times’ and ‘Roots,’ dies ...

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   Amos played the dad, James Evans, for 61 episodes of the sitcom "Good Times" in the mid-1970s and also the older Kunta Kinte in the TV miniseries "Roots," based on the 1976 novel about slavery by ...

9. Roots: The Gift - Wikipedia

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   Roots: The Gift is a 1988 American historical drama television film directed by Kevin Hooks and written by D.M. Eyre Jr. It is the third installment of the Roots miniseries.The film premiered on ABC on December 11, 1988, with AT&T as the sole national sponsor for the broadcast, and was crafted as a Christmas film. [1]