"Your name is your shield."
Roots
TV Show18+2016•star6.9(180)•trending_up9
DramaAction & Adventure
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte sold to America and his descendants.
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StatusEnded
First AiredMay 30, 2016
Last AiredJune 2, 2016
Seasons1
Episodes4
TypeMiniseries
Origin CountryUnited States
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
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S1 E4 • 6/2/2016
Part 4
Chicken George returns to the Lea farm after 20 years. George's son, Tom, nurses a grudge against his father. George and Cyrus join the Memphis Colored Battery. Tom returns home after the war to embark on a new life with his family.
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