Roots (1977 television miniseries)
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Roots (1977 television miniseries) is a landmark American TV drama that chronicles multiple generations of an African American family from enslavement to emancipation, widely acclaimed for its powerful portrayal of slavery’s brutality and its impact on U.S. culture and television history.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Roots (1977 miniseries) | 1 |
| Roots (television miniseries) | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical drama
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television miniseries ⓘ |
| airedAs | eight consecutive nights on ABC in 1977 ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Alex Haley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Roots: The Saga of an American Family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| filmingLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1977-01-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Roots: The Next Generations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsFamily | Kunta Kinte and his descendants ⓘ |
| format | miniseries ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasReboot | Roots (2016 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later television miniseries about historical subjects
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public discourse on slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1977-01-30 ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
African American history
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slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Peabody Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cultural impact on U.S. television
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graphic depiction of slavery’s brutality ⓘ multi-generational narrative ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 8 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| originalRunTime | approximately 12 hours ⓘ |
| portrays |
American Civil War era
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emancipation of enslaved African Americans ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Chicken George
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Fiddler NERFINISHED ⓘ Kizzy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunta Kinte NERFINISHED ⓘ Toby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| received |
Golden Globe Awards
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Primetime Emmy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| starred |
Ben Vereen
NERFINISHED
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Chuck Connors NERFINISHED ⓘ Cicely Tyson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ed Asner NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Asner NERFINISHED ⓘ George Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian McShane NERFINISHED ⓘ John Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ LeVar Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Uggams NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorne Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Gossett Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynda Day George NERFINISHED ⓘ Madge Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ Maya Angelou NERFINISHED ⓘ O. J. Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Waite NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Roundtree NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandy Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ Scatman Crothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Thalmus Rasulala NERFINISHED ⓘ Vic Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Mathilda (Roots)
this entity surface form:
Roots (1977 miniseries)
this entity surface form:
Roots (television miniseries)