Roots, Episode 6: The Choice

Duration: 49

Year Published: 1977

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Views Kunta, despite his penchant for solitude, marrying Bell, the plantation cook. Relates his plans for another escape, even as the time approaches for the birth of their first child. Confronts the choice he must make between escape and family obligations as Kunta performs the Mandinka naming ceremony. Concludes with Kunta recounting the traditions of the Mandinka heritage to Kizzy, his infant daughter, ignoring the distant drum beating the signal to escape.

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