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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roots (1977 miniseries) | 1 |
| Roots (1977 television miniseries) canonical | 1 |
| Roots (television miniseries) | 1 |
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Target entity: Roots (1977 television miniseries) Context triple: [Richard Roundtree, notableWork, Roots (1977 television miniseries)]
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Roots (2016 miniseries)
Roots (2016 miniseries) is a 2016 television adaptation of Alex Haley’s landmark novel tracing multiple generations of an African American family from enslavement to emancipation.
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family is Alex Haley’s landmark 1976 historical novel that traces multiple generations of an African American family from their origins in West Africa through slavery and beyond in the United States.
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Malcolm X in Roots: The Next Generations
Malcolm X in Roots: The Next Generations is a dramatized portrayal of the influential African-American civil rights leader featured in the sequel to Alex Haley’s landmark television miniseries Roots.
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Eyes on the Prize
"Eyes on the Prize" is a traditional American civil rights anthem that became widely known through its use in the 1960s movement and later popular recordings, including Bruce Springsteen’s folk revival projects.
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E.
The Piano Lesson (TV film)
The Piano Lesson is a television film adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize–winning play about a 1930s African American family torn over whether to sell a heirloom piano carved with their ancestors’ history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Roots (1977 television miniseries) Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Roots (2016 miniseries)
Roots (2016 miniseries) is a 2016 television adaptation of Alex Haley’s landmark novel tracing multiple generations of an African American family from enslavement to emancipation.
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B.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family is Alex Haley’s landmark 1976 historical novel that traces multiple generations of an African American family from their origins in West Africa through slavery and beyond in the United States.
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C.
Malcolm X in Roots: The Next Generations
Malcolm X in Roots: The Next Generations is a dramatized portrayal of the influential African-American civil rights leader featured in the sequel to Alex Haley’s landmark television miniseries Roots.
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D.
Eyes on the Prize
"Eyes on the Prize" is a traditional American civil rights anthem that became widely known through its use in the 1960s movement and later popular recordings, including Bruce Springsteen’s folk revival projects.
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E.
The Piano Lesson (TV film)
The Piano Lesson is a television film adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize–winning play about a 1930s African American family torn over whether to sell a heirloom piano carved with their ancestors’ history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
|
| 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
NERFINISHED
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Fiddler NERFINISHED ⓘ Kizzy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunta Kinte NERFINISHED ⓘ Toby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| received |
Golden Globe Awards
NERFINISHED
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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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Subject: Roots (1977 television miniseries) Description of subject: 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.
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