Roots - FzTvSeries

Roots
A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
IMDb Rating: 8.4
Last Updated: 29 Oct, 2016

Season 1

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Roots - S01E04 - Part IV (High MP4) (Aired: 1977-01-27)
After Genelva's nighttime dalliance with Junta deflects suspicion so she can flee with her lover, Kunta forms a romantic attachment to the worldly-wise Bell, whom he marries.

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Roots - S01E03 - Part III (High MP4) (Aired: 1977-01-25)
In 1776, a nation fights for freedom - but not for all. Still driven by his memories as a Mandinka "fighting man," Kunta (now renamed Toby) escapes once more.

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Roots - S01E02 - Part II (High MP4) (Aired: 1977-01-24)
Despite a violent rebellion, the slave ship Lord Ligonier completes its voyage and Kunta Kinte endures the indiginity of an Annapolis slave auction. Fiddler, the slave in charge of Kunta's training, becomes his only friend, a friendship that's tested when Kunta plans his escape.

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Roots - S01E01 - Part I (High MP4) (Aired: 1977-01-23)
In Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him. Chained with other captives, Kunta begins an agonized odyssey to the New World.

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