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2. Kunta Kinte - Wikipedia

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   Kunta Kinte was based on family oral tradition accounts of one of Haley's ancestors, a Gambian man who was born around 1767, enslaved, and taken to America where he died around 1822. Haley said that his account of Kunta's life in Roots is a mixture of fact and fiction. [1]

3. 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.

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

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   The cast of the miniseries included LeVar Burton as Kunta Kinte, Leslie Uggams as Kizzy, and Ben Vereen as Chicken George. A fourteen-hour sequel, Roots: The Next Generations, aired in 1979, featuring the leading black actors of the day. In December 1988, ABC aired a two-hour made-for-TV movie: Roots: The Gift.

5. 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 ...

6. 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 ...

7. Roots (2016 miniseries) - Wikipedia

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   Kunta then finds a sharp object, which he uses to cut his chains. With the aid of Fiddler, Kunta makes an escape attempt on Christmas, but is caught and flogged by a cruel Irish overseer, Connelly (Tony Curran). Connelly forces Kunta to call himself "Toby", though Kunta infuriates him by repeatedly stating that his name is Kunta Kinte.

8. Alex Haley - Wikipedia

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   Roots emphasized that black Americans have a long history and that not all of that history is necessarily lost, as many believed. Its popularity also sparked a greatly increased public interest in genealogy. [1] [3] In 1979, ABC aired the sequel miniseries, Roots: The Next Generations, which continued the story of Kunta Kinte's descendants. It ...

9. The 12 Best James Earl Jones Movies and TV Shows ... - AOL

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   James Earl Jones at His Best. James Earl Jones was an actor known for his booming voice, towering presence, and utter commitment to his craft. He passed away on September 9, 2024, at the age of 93.