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The miniseries aired January , , on the ABC network. Kinte was captured by slave traders and placed on the British slave ship Lord Ligonier in Reynolds gave Kunta Kinte a new English name, Toby. Kunta Kinte made multiple attempts to escape from slavery, for which he was whipped severely. After being captured by slave catchers, they chopped off half of his foot.

Moore raped Kizzy, and she had a child, Chicken George. The series finale holds the record as the third highest-rated episode for any television series according to the Nielsen ratings. It was also the second most-watched series finale in U. It also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. Despite the success of the novel and miniseries, controversy emerged when author Harold Courlander sued Alex Haley for copyright infringement.

Courlander, author of the novel The African , claimed that Haley had plagiarized sections of his book in Roots. In , a television film, Roots: The Gift, aired with Burton and Gossett reprising their roles from the original miniseries. Alex Haley passed away on February 10, , leaving his novel about his paternal grandmother, Queen Jackson Haley, incomplete.

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In , a remake of the original miniseries was broadcast on the History Channel. Do you find this information helpful? A small donation would help us keep this available to all.