9 min listen
Roots - The TV Series
FromWitness History
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The epic mini-series about slavery in the USA hit TV screens in January 1977. Based on a novel by Alex Haley it imagined the lives of his ancestors who had been brought to the US from Africa on slave ships. It revolutionised perceptions about African-Americans and their history. Ashley Byrne has spoken to Leslie Uggams who played the character Kizzy in the series.(Photo: Actors LeVar Burton, Todd Bridges and Robert Reed in Roots. Credit: Alamy)
Released:
Jan 19, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Executions in Cuba: In July 1989 four Cuban army officers were convicted of drug trafficking and executed. by Witness History