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Roots.
(DVD)
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DVD TV ROO DISC 1
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DVD TV ROO DISC 1
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DVD TV ROO DISC 2
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DVD TV ROO DISC 2
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DVD TV ROO DISC 3
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DVDs - DVDs | DVD TV ROO DISC 1 | On Shelf |
| DVDs - DVDs | DVD TV ROO DISC 2 | On Shelf |
| DVDs - DVDs | DVD TV ROO DISC 3 | On Shelf |
| DVDs - DVDs | DVD TV ROO DISC 4 | On Shelf |
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (645 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
No public performance rights.
General Note
Closed captioned.
General Note
Based on the novel by Alex Haley.
General Note
30th anniversary edition, originally broadcast on television in 1977.
General Note
Special features: Disc 4: "Crossing over: how Roots captivated an entire nation" newly created featurette ; "Roots: one year later" documentary ; audio commentary from key cast memebers including LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, and Ed Asner.
Participants/Performers
Maya Angelou, LeVar Burton, Edward Asner, O.J. Simpson, Ralph Waite, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Reed, Lorne Green, Lynda Day George, Vic Morrow, John Amos, Sandy Duncan, Leslie Uggams, George Hamilton, Richard Roundtree, Ben Vereen, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, Cicely Tyson.
Description
Follows several generations in the lives of a slave family. The saga begins with Kunta Kinte, a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s. The family is depicted up until the Civil War, when Kunte Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation.
Target Audience
Not rated.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Haley, A., Vereen, B., Amos, J., Tyson, C., Gossett, L., & Burton, L. (2007). Roots . Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alex Haley et al.. 2007. Roots. Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Alex Haley et al.. Roots Warner Home Video, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Haley, Alex, et al. Roots Warner Home Video, 2007.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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