1 Season
8 Episode
Roots - Season 0 Episode 1 The Phenomenon of Roots
The Saga of an American Family.
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.
- Year: 1977
- Country:
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: ABC
- Keyword: africa, slavery, plantation, family history, miniseries, historical drama, captivity, genealogy, family chronicle
- Director: Alex Haley
- Cast: John Amos, Madge Sinclair, LeVar Burton, Olivia Cole, Ben Vereen, Robert Reed