Without this enriching knowledge, there is a hollow yearning no matter what our attainments in life. First aired on ABC in February 1979, it is a sequel to the 1977 Roots miniseries, tracing the lives of Kunta Kinte 's descendants in Henning, Tennessee from 1882 to 1967. “In all of us there is a hunger, marrow deep, to know our heritage…. Roots: The Next Generations is an American television miniseries based on the last seven chapters of Alex Haley 's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Through the story of one family, his family, Alex Haley unforgettably brings to life the monumental two-century drama of Kunta Kinte and the six generations who came after him: slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lumber mill workmen and Pullman porters, lawyers and architects…and one author.Ī national and international phenomenon at the time of its original publication, Roots continues to enthrall readers with its masterful narrative drive and exceptional emotional power, speaking to us all with an undiminished resonance and relevance.
This volume presents a cultural history of Alex Haleys Roots as. So begins Roots, one of the most extraordinary and influential books of our time. Identifying Roots: Alex Haley and the Anthropology of Scriptures By Richard W. Please see Disclosures for more information.Įarly in the spring of 1750, in the village of Juffure, four days upriver from the coast of The Gambia, West Africa, a man-child was born to Omoro and Binta Kinte. That means if you click and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission.
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