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Roots/Season 1/S01E01

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S01E01

Part I

Jan 23, 1977 · 97 min

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In Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him. Chained with other captives, Kunta begins an agonized odyssey to the New World.

Cast

LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
Cicely Tyson
Binta
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Wrestler
O. J. Simpson
Kadi Touray
Maya Angelou
Nyo Boto
Moses Gunn
Kintango
Thalmus Rasulala
Omoro
Hari Rhodes
Brima Cesay
William Watson
Gardner
Ernest Lee Thomas
Kailuba
Ralph Waite
Slater
Ren Woods
Fanta
Ed Asner
Capt. Thomas Davies
Tajh Abdul-Samad
Baby Kunta Kinte
Kermit Echols
Vilars
Ronnie Leggett
Kalilu

Roots S01E01 — Part I | Oryxa

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