Roots
01-08-02 | 09:51 PM
#1
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Roots
I was trying to find something worthwhile to use my 4000th post on, and this fits the bill.
Enjoy.
das
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"Roots" will be shown on the Hallmark Channel, Sunday through Friday, January 20 through 25 9-11 ET/PT and Saturday, January 26 Noon - Midnight ET/PT.
"Roots" chronicles the progress of Alex Haley's own family across many generations and is told through the eyes of Kunta Kinte, a Mandinkan born in 1750 in Juffure, a small village in Gambia, West Africa. "Roots" is a series of stories about Kunta Kinte's early life in Africa, his capture and transport on a slave ship to America, his enslavement during the birth of the United States, and the evolution of his family up through the Civil War. Through the most brutal treatment, he and those who followed him retained their African heritage and their pride.
Episode 1 (Sunday, January 20th, 9 - 11 pm ET/PT)
In 1750, Kunta Kinte is born to Omoro and Binta in an African village, where he experiences the traditional rites of passage. During his teen years, he is sent to manhood training; however, slave traders kidnap him in 1767. He endures a horrific trip aboard the slave ship Lord Ligonier that travels the "Middle Passage" route from Africa.
Episode 2 (Monday, January 21st, 9 - 11 pm ET/PT)
Kunta Kinte survives inhumane treatment and a violent rebellion aboard the slave ship, which eventually arrives at the port of Baltimore. Kunta Kinte is sold at an Annapolis slave auction and is befriended by Fiddler, a man in charge of slave training. Kunta Kinte refuses to accept his slave name of Toby in an effort to retain his culture. The friendship is tested when Kunta Kinte tries to escape.
Episode 3 (Tuesday, January 22nd, 9 - 11 pm ET/PT)
On several occasions, young Kunta Kinte escapes his captors. After one such incident, he is caught and brutally crippled by slave hunters. He marries Belle, the woman who nurses him and helps him to recover from this beating. An opportunity to escape occurs again, but instead Kunta Kinte chooses his family over his freedom. He and Belle name their newborn daughter Kizzy, a name based on an African word meaning "stay put."
Episode 4 (Wednesday, January 23rd, 9 - 11 pm ET/PT)
Despite their hardships, Kunta Kinte's family bonds are strong. Their world is turned upside down when Kizzy, now a teenager, is sold to a distant plantation owner who impregnates her. Kizzy raises her son George, and teaches him about African sounds and folktales. He grows up to become a gamecock trainer with the nickname "Chicken George." Meanwhile, Kizzy desperately misses her family. Kizzy returns to her parents' home to learn they have died.
Episode 5 (Thursday, January 24th, 9 - 11 pm ET/PT)
Chicken George, now a married man with two sons, operates a successful cockfight business for his owner. His master's reckless betting forces George to leave his family behind when he travels to England as payment for his owner's gambling debt. Fourteen years later he returns home as the first of Kunta Kinte's family to be free. The Civil War erupts, along with slave rebellions.
Episode 6 (Saturday, January 26th, noon to midnight ET/PT)
Chicken George fights for the Union and, when the war is over, relocates his family to Tennessee. The terror continues even after the blacks are emancipated. The Ku Klux Klan's nightriders terrorize blacks and Tom, Chicken George's son, fears for his life because he is the blacksmith for these Klan members and can identify them.
Enjoy.
das
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"Roots" will be shown on the Hallmark Channel, Sunday through Friday, January 20 through 25 9-11 ET/PT and Saturday, January 26 Noon - Midnight ET/PT.
"Roots" chronicles the progress of Alex Haley's own family across many generations and is told through the eyes of Kunta Kinte, a Mandinkan born in 1750 in Juffure, a small village in Gambia, West Africa. "Roots" is a series of stories about Kunta Kinte's early life in Africa, his capture and transport on a slave ship to America, his enslavement during the birth of the United States, and the evolution of his family up through the Civil War. Through the most brutal treatment, he and those who followed him retained their African heritage and their pride.
Episode 1 (Sunday, January 20th, 9 - 11 pm ET/PT)
In 1750, Kunta Kinte is born to Omoro and Binta in an African village, where he experiences the traditional rites of passage. During his teen years, he is sent to manhood training; however, slave traders kidnap him in 1767. He endures a horrific trip aboard the slave ship Lord Ligonier that travels the "Middle Passage" route from Africa.
Episode 2 (Monday, January 21st, 9 - 11 pm ET/PT)
Kunta Kinte survives inhumane treatment and a violent rebellion aboard the slave ship, which eventually arrives at the port of Baltimore. Kunta Kinte is sold at an Annapolis slave auction and is befriended by Fiddler, a man in charge of slave training. Kunta Kinte refuses to accept his slave name of Toby in an effort to retain his culture. The friendship is tested when Kunta Kinte tries to escape.
Episode 3 (Tuesday, January 22nd, 9 - 11 pm ET/PT)
On several occasions, young Kunta Kinte escapes his captors. After one such incident, he is caught and brutally crippled by slave hunters. He marries Belle, the woman who nurses him and helps him to recover from this beating. An opportunity to escape occurs again, but instead Kunta Kinte chooses his family over his freedom. He and Belle name their newborn daughter Kizzy, a name based on an African word meaning "stay put."
Episode 4 (Wednesday, January 23rd, 9 - 11 pm ET/PT)
Despite their hardships, Kunta Kinte's family bonds are strong. Their world is turned upside down when Kizzy, now a teenager, is sold to a distant plantation owner who impregnates her. Kizzy raises her son George, and teaches him about African sounds and folktales. He grows up to become a gamecock trainer with the nickname "Chicken George." Meanwhile, Kizzy desperately misses her family. Kizzy returns to her parents' home to learn they have died.
Episode 5 (Thursday, January 24th, 9 - 11 pm ET/PT)
Chicken George, now a married man with two sons, operates a successful cockfight business for his owner. His master's reckless betting forces George to leave his family behind when he travels to England as payment for his owner's gambling debt. Fourteen years later he returns home as the first of Kunta Kinte's family to be free. The Civil War erupts, along with slave rebellions.
Episode 6 (Saturday, January 26th, noon to midnight ET/PT)
Chicken George fights for the Union and, when the war is over, relocates his family to Tennessee. The terror continues even after the blacks are emancipated. The Ku Klux Klan's nightriders terrorize blacks and Tom, Chicken George's son, fears for his life because he is the blacksmith for these Klan members and can identify them.
01-09-02 | 01:19 PM
#3
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As a young white male teenager, I remember seeing this in January of 1977. Never has there been or will there be a greater mini-series that is made for television.
I remember feeling so much anger towards the oppression and racism that is depicted in the series. Hopefully the people, that have seen this during the last 25 years, have become more tolerant and have learned that we are all created equal by God.
All the different cultures and freedoms is what makes the United States of America the greatest (though not perfect) country to live in.
Sincerely, Chris
I remember feeling so much anger towards the oppression and racism that is depicted in the series. Hopefully the people, that have seen this during the last 25 years, have become more tolerant and have learned that we are all created equal by God.
All the different cultures and freedoms is what makes the United States of America the greatest (though not perfect) country to live in.
Sincerely, Chris
