1977: "Roots" Is a Sensation
Jan 29, 2020•6 min
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Episode description
An 8-part miniseries about slavery told from the point of view of the slaves? ABC acted like it was afraid its adaptation of Alex Haley's novel was going to flop. It became the biggest hit in TV history.
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