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Roots: Redux
Roots traces the life and legacy of Kunta Kinte - kidnapped from his home in Africa in the mid-1700s and sold into slavery in America, his name has become ingrained in global culture as the slave who fought back.
The saga begins again...
Retracing the history of the series based on the 1976 Pulitzer Prize-winning book written by Alex Hayley, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, and a remake of the original 1977 series.
Roots
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