The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.
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as Mathilda
as Chicken George Moore
as Poston
as Rufus Jackson
as Telegrapher
as Fred Drake
as Evan Brent
as Tom Harvey
as 'Old' George Johnson
as Lewis Harvey
as Irene Harvey
as Sam Harvey
as Lila Harvey
as Virgil Harvey
as Martha Johnson
as Bud Harvey
as Senator Arthur J. Justin
as Sheriff Charlie Biggs
as Field Hand
