'ROOTS' just isn't a story about Kunta Kinte, but rather about his family and the generations that follow him. In addition to that, we get a longer glimpse than ever before what it was like on those horrid boats across the ocean to the USA. Never really before 'ROOTS' did we see what life was like for free men, before they were kidnapped and sold into slavery. The attention to detail of the accounts of slaves and slave owners that pre-date the Civil War thru the Civil War are incredible. If that is true or not, the fact remains that 'ROOTS' the TV show still holds up stronger today than ever, given our current political and social climate here in the states. Haley based his novel on his family history, which he said was traced back to one family member in particular. This unflinching look at slavery in America shook the United States to its core and became a milestone and centerpiece in filmmaking, as well as a small glimpse into the United State's trouble past, so that we may learn from our mistakes and make a better future.īased on the book by Alex Haley ('Roots: The Saga of an American Family), the series follows a multi-generational family that descended from the African young man named Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton), who was a Mandinka warrior in Africa, when he was taken by US slave kidnappers and sold into slavery in America. 'ROOTS' really changed the way everyone watched television and what movies and TV shows were capable of, but the much bigger change came with an entire nation, as this iconic and amazing miniseries that debuted in 1977 changed the way we as a people think about racism, slavery, and people of different cultures. They also discuss how making the miniseries changed their lives, why it endures, and why for some it remains their greatest artistic experience.Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated an Entire Nation (Featurette)Connecting With the Past (Featurette)The Struggle to Make Roots (Featurette)LeVar Burton: Original Screen Test (Screen Test)Alex Haley Interview by David Frost (Featurette)Roots: One Year Later (Featurette)32-page Booklet
Rex Ellis of the Smithsonian Institution shares with us how the story chronicled by Alex Haley in Roots lives on in Washington’s new Museum of African American History and Culture and Christopher Haley recalls his uncle Alex, whose legacy he continues as a slavery historian.The Cast Looks Back (New Featurette) – Original cast members LeVar Burton, John Amos, Louis Gossett Jr., Ben Vereen, Cicely Tyson, Ed Asner, Sandy Duncan, Georg Stanford Brown and Lynne Moody share emotional stories about the 1976 filming of Roots. Special Features: Roots: The American Story Continues (New Featurette) – Whoopi Goldberg, James Earl Jones, Blair Underwood, Debbie Allen, Tavis Smiley, Shonda Rhimes and Reverend Al Sharpton reveal how Roots impacted their lives and the thinking of the world.
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