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"Remembering Roots highlights the indomitability of the human spirit; and reminds us that, like our ancestors, as long as we continue to breathe, there's
Audubon Ballroon (he/him)Blind Al (#LeslieUggams) from Deadpool was Kizzy from Roots...
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VeadaON THIS DAY IN HISTORY!
On April 18, 1977, #AlexHaley won the Pulitzer Prize for Roots!
On April 18, 1977, #AlexHaley won the Pulitzer Prize for Roots!
Joachim (he/him, white)Ich hab im öffentlichen #Bücherschrank das Buch #Wurzeln von #AlexHaley gefunden. ( #Roots, also das Buch auf Englisch hab ich schon)
...im "über den Autor" wir #MalcolmX als [N-Wort]führer bezeichnet.
John AutryJanuary 24, 1977 - The TV mini-series ''Roots,'' based on the Alex Haley novel, began airing on ABC.
The story followed an African sold into slavery, and his family’s history through emancipation. It won numerous awards and drew an enormous and broad-based audience (third-highest Nielsen ratings ever for its final episode). 85 percent of all Americans watched at least some part of the series.
Will McKinleyTonight in 1977 — ROOTS debuted on ABC.
LeVar Burton led an all-star cast in this Emmy-winning miniseries based on Alex Haley’s best-selling book.
The finale remains one of the most-watched, non-sports broadcasts in TV history.