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Specials (1970)

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The Phenomenon of Roots

1. The Phenomenon of Roots

Author of "Roots" Alex Haley goes on a voyage to his ancestral home village in Africa and to the grave site of his relative Kunta Kinte in Virginia with LeVar Burton who portrayed Kinte in "Roots". Narrated by Louis Gossett, Jr.
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47min
January 1, 1970
Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated an Entire Nation

2. Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated an Entire Nation

An examination of "Roots" impact on society in the 1970's from a modern perspective.
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0min
May 22, 2007
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3. Roots: One Year Later

Hosted by Louis Gossett Jr.
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0min
January 1, 1970
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4. Remembering Roots

25th-anniversary 3 DVD edition bonus. New interviews with key cast members.
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0min
May 22, 2007
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5. The Struggle to Make Roots

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0min
January 1, 1970
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6. 30th anniversary

'The American Story Continues' is a new interview series with celebrities discussing how important the original series 'ROOTS' was and continues to be in this day and age. Whoopi Goldberg, James Earl Jones, Blair Underwood, and more make an appearance
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27min
May 22, 2007
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7. Cast Interviews

'The Cast Looks Back' is a new bonus video that features interviews with most of the cast of the original miniseries. They talk about making the series and how it has transformed their lives.
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28min
January 1, 1970
The Gift

8. The Gift

The characters of Kunta Kinte and Fiddler from Roots are back in this movie. In this movie the two of them accompany their owner to another plantation at Christmas time and they learn that the son of the owner helps slaves escape. And the two of them try to help him and also see this as an opportunity to escape themselves.
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1h 29min
December 11, 1988