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Roots (TV miniseries)

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ABC miniseries

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Roots is a twelve-hour mini-series that aired on ABC from 23-30 January 1977 over eight consecutive nights; executive producer David L. Wolper, producer Stan Margulies; adapted for television by William Blinn from Alex Haley's best-selling novel; cast as listed by the Academy includes LeVar Burton as Kunta Kinte, John Amos as the adult Kunta, Leslie Uggams as Kizzy and Ben Vereen as Chicken George (Television Academy Interviews show page, fetched in full 2026-10-17)

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Shoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Shoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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