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Roots, Episode 1: The African, Part 1

Begins the chronicle in 1750 with the birth of Kunta Kinte in West Africa. Continues fifteen years later as Kunta and his friends are inducted into manhood, learning the skills of the Mandinka warrior. Shows the slaveship Lord Ligonier, its hold outfitted with wrist shackles, neck rings, and thumbscrews, nearing the African shore.

More in Roots Series

  1. Roots, Episode 10: The War 1977
  2. Roots, Episode 11: Freedom, Part 1 1977
  3. Roots, Episode 12: Freedom, Part 2 1977
  4. Roots, Episode 1: The African, Part 1 1977
  5. Roots, Episode 2: The African, Part 2 1977
  6. Roots, Episode 3: The Slave, Part 1 1977
  7. Roots, Episode 4: The Slave, Part 2 1977
  8. Roots, Episode 5: The Escape 1977
  9. Roots, Episode 6: The Choice 1977
  10. Roots, Episode 7: Uprooted 1977
  11. Roots, Episode 8: Chicken George, Part 1 1977
  12. Roots, Episode 9: Chicken George, Part 2 1977

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record

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