Roots Season 1 Episode 1

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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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Air Date: 5 May 1977
Director: David Greene
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Runtime: 97 Minutes
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Cast: Edward Asner, O.J. Simpson, Ralph Waite, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Maya Angelou, Moses Gunn, Thalmus Rasulala, Hari Rhodes, William Watson, Renn Woods, LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, Ernest Thomas, Rebecca Bess, Henry Butts


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