Roots

tv show

poster for Roots

4 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired May 30, 2016

Overview

An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.

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Part 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - 2h 30m

Air Date

June 01, 2016

Overview

George becomes an accomplished trainer of gamecocks and earns the nickname of Chicken George. George marries Matilda, a preacher's daughter, and fathers many children. Tom Lea loses a wager with an Englishman and sells George to save his farm.