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Roots (1977) 6 Sealed VHS Movies & Soundtrack Vinyl LP Quincy Jones. Comes with a poster inside soundtrack.

A 1977 miniseries based on Alex Haley's book tells the story of African teen Kunta Kinte, brought to America to be enslaved, and the generations of his family.

Starring: LeVar Burton, Edward Asner, Georg Stanford Brown, Maya Angelou, Moses Gunn

Genres:History, Drama, Drama, History, War

Network:ABC

Premiere Date: Jan 23, 1977

Episodes

1.Air date: Jan 23, 1977

Kunta Kinte, born in Gambia, West Africa, is kidnapped by invading foreigners while on the way back from his ritual manhood training and transferred to a ship bound for America.

2.Air date: Jan 24, 1977

After three months, Kunta is put up for auction; he goes to the Reynolds plantation in Spotsylvania, Va., where he is befriended by Fiddler, the American.

3.Air date: Jan 25, 1977

Finding strength in his memories as a Mandinka warrior, Kunta (Toby) escapes. He gets recaptured, but Belle, the family cook, sets out to raise his spirits.

4.Air date: Jan 26, 1977

Kunta happily marries Belle, and his long-time friend Fiddler dies. Kunta considers an escape with Belle, but the birth of a daughter changes his mind.

5.Air date: Jan 27, 1977

Kizzy, who can read and write, is forced to reveal her role in helping Noah escape; Kizzy is sold to Tom Moore.

6.Air date: Jan 28, 1977

Kizzy's son has earned the name "Chicken George" for his skill in cock-fighting; after a loss George is sent to England to pay off a debt.

7.Air date: Jan 29, 1977

The nation erupts into war as Chicken George returns to find his sons married with families, however, he must leave within 60 days or the law will forfeit his status as a free man.

8.Air date: Jan 30, 1977

The Civil War and slavery ends, and the system of sharecropping is born. Chicken George returns, allowing the family to safely leave and settle on its own land in Henning, Tenn.