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Roots 30th Anniversary Edition

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Roots 30th Anniversary Edition Season 1, Episode 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. Watch Roots 30th Anniversary Edition Season 1, Episode 1 Episode 1 in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Roots 30th Anniversary Edition Season 1, Episode 1 and share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Episodes

7 episodes
Season 1
1

Episode 1

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.

573 min
2

Episode 2

Despite a violent rebellion, the slave ship Lord Ligonier completes its voyage and Kunta Kinte endures the indiginity of an Annapolis slave auction. Fiddler, the slave in charge of Kunta's training, becomes his only friend, a friendship that's tested when Kunta plans an escape so he can be with Fanta.

573 min
3

Episode 3

In 1776, a nation fights for freedom - but not for all. Kunta Kinte escapes again and is crippled by slave catchers. He marries, gains a daughter and loses hist long-time friend Fiddlers. Another chance for escape arises, but Kunta sacrifices it to care for his wife and the newborn he names Kizzy, an African word for "stay put".

573 min
4

Episode 4

At age 16, Kizzy is sold and bears her new master's sone, who grows up to become fun-loving Chicken George. Yearning to see her parents, Kizzy is comforted by Samuel Bennett, but they are ill-matched. When she returns to her birthplace, Kizzy learns of her parents' fates.

573 min
5

Episode 5

Chicken George is sent to England as payment for his owner's gambling debt. Fourteen years later, he returns home a free man, a status that has a profound effect on the family begun by Kunta Kinte. The Civil War erupts; at last the era of slavery draws to an end.

573 min
6

Episode 6

The Civil War is over but night riders terrorize ex-slaves. By marking his clients' horseshoes, Tom identifies the raiders but endangers his own life. Chicken George, who fought for the Union, rejoins his family. He leads them to a new home in Tennessee.

573 min
7

Episode 7

Alex Haley's son William Haley and LeVar Burton join the historians and creators of Roots in assessing the impact of the book and miniseries on culture and society over the past 30 years.

573 min