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Roots   1977         TV, 573 min. Genre: Drama Director: Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, Gilbert Moses   Cast: LeVar Burton, John Amos, Cicely Tyson, Thalmus Rasulala, Maya Angelou, O.J. Simpson, Ben Vereen, Moses Gunn, Leslie Uggams, Lynda Day George, Beverly Todd, Edward Asner, Madge Sinclair, Louis Gossett Jr., Lorne Greene   Alex Haley's classic story of his family history involving Kunta Kinte's (LeVar Burton) abduction in 18th-century Africa and then being sold into slavery and sent to America is the focus of Chapter 0ne in this six-part made-for-TV epic. The mini-series received 37 Emmy nominations and won nine. Chapters continue through Kunta's (now played by John Amos) marriage to Bell (Madge Sinclair) and the birth of their daughter Kizzie. Then the saga follows with the birth of Kizzie's (Leslie Uggams) son Chicken George (Ben Vereen) who grows up to buy his freedom and pave the way for future generations to live in freedom following the Civil War. Cast LeVar Burton Kunta Kinte/Toby John Amos Toby (Kunta Kinte as adult) Cicely Tyson Binta Thalmus Rasulala Omoro Maya Angelou Nyo Boto O.J. Simpson Kadi Touray Ben Vereen Chicken George Moses Gunn Kintango Leslie Uggams Kizzie Lynda Day George Mrs. Reynolds Beverly Todd Fanta Edward Asner Capt. Thomas Davies Madge Sinclair Bell Louis Gossett Jr. Fiddler Lorne Greene John Reynolds