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Making Roots : a nation captivated / by Delmont, Matthew F.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Before this anger -- The Gambia -- Speaking Roots -- Writing Roots -- Producing Roots -- Reading Roots -- Watching Roots -- A troublesome property.When Alex Haley's book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976 it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the most popular miniseries of all time, captivating over a hundred million Americans. For the first time, Americans saw slavery as an integral part of the nation's history. With a remake of the series in 2016 by A&E Networks, Roots has again entered the national conversation. In Making Roots, Matthew F. Delmont looks at the importance, contradictions, and limitations of mass culture and examines how Roots pushed the boundaries of history. Delmont investigates the decisions that led Alex Haley, Doubleday, and ABC to invest in the story of Kunta Kinte, uncovering how Haley's original, modest book proposal developed into an unprecedented cultural phenomenon.
Subjects: Haley, Alex.; Roots (Television program : 1977);
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Finding your roots, season 2 : the official companion to the PBS series / by Gates, Henry Louis,Jr.,author.;
In search of our fathers: Stephen King, Gloria Reuben, and Courtney Vance -- Born champions: Billie Jean King, Derek Jeter, and Rebecca Lobo -- Our American storytellers: Ken Burns, Anderson Cooper, and Anna Deavere Smith -- Roots of freedom: Ben Affleck, Ben Jealous, and Khandi Alexander -- The melting pot: Tom Colicchio, Ming Tsai, and Aarón Sánchez -- We come from people: Nasir Jones, Angela Bassett, and Valerie Jarrett -- Our people, our traditions: Alan Dershowitz, Carole King, and Tony Kushner -- British empire: Sting, Deepak Chopra, and Sally Field -- Ancient roots: Tina Fey, David Sedaris, and George Stephanopoulos -- Decoding our past: Jessica Alba, Deval Patrick, and Henry Louis Gates Jr.A companion to the hit PBS documentary series explores how cutting-edge genomics and deep genealogical research are enabling unprecedented understandings of human heritage, tracing the histories of such notables as Ken Burns, Stephen King, and Derek Jeter.
Subjects: Family histories.; Finding your roots (Television program); Celebrities;
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Roots : the complete collection. [videorecording] by Amos, John,1939-actor.(CARDINAL)824479; Angelou, Maya,actor.(CARDINAL)126661; Asner, Edward,actor.(CARDINAL)349432; Bridges, Lloyd,actor.(CARDINAL)520465; Brown, Georg Stanford,actor.(CARDINAL)848126; Burton, LeVar,actor.(CARDINAL)719697; Carey, Macdonald,actor.(CARDINAL)718883; Cole, Olivia,1942-actor.; Collins, Gary,actor.; Connors, Chuck,1921-1992,actor.(CARDINAL)847639; Gossett, Louis,Jr.,1936-actor.(CARDINAL)749165; Brooks, Avery,actor.; Mulgrew, Kate,1955-actor.(CARDINAL)340124; Cassidy, Shaun,1958-actor.; McMartin, John,actor.; Hardin, Jerry,actor.; Price, Annabella,actor.; Bennett, Fran,1937-actor.; Russ, Tim,1956-actor.(CARDINAL)800654; Wolper, David L.(CARDINAL)843068; Margulies, Stan,producer.(CARDINAL)847848; Blinn, William.(CARDINAL)536440; Chomsky, Marvin J.,1929-director.; Wolper, Mark M.; Eyre, David,1941-(CARDINAL)781277; Hooks, Kevin,1958-; Haley, Alex.Roots.(CARDINAL)624201; Warner Bros. Entertainment.(CARDINAL)340305; Warner Bros. Television.(CARDINAL)843556;
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital.The complete Roots anthology which follows the history of the Kinte family.[Disc 1] Roots (original) part 1 / a David L. Wolper production ; producer, Stan Margulies ; developed for television by William Blinn ; directed by Marvin Chomsky ... [et al.] -- <br> [Disc 2] Roots (original) part 2 -- <br> [Disc 3] Roots, the next generation part 1 -- <br>[Disc 4] Roots, the next generation part 2 -- <br> [Disc 5] The legacy of Roots -- <br> [Disc 6] Roots, the gift / a David L. Wolper production in association with Warner Bros. Television ; created by Alex Haley ; produced by Mark M. Wolfer ; written by D.M. Eyre Jr. ; directed by Kevin Hooks.Roots: John Amos, Maya Angelou, Edward Asner, Lloyd Bridges, LeVar Burton, MacDonald Carey, Olivia Cole, Gary Collins, Chuck Connors.Roots, the gift: Louis Gossett Jr., LeVar Burton, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Shaun Cassidy, John McMartin, Jerry Hardin, Annabella Price, Fran Bennett, Tim Russ.Roots: Music, Gerlad Fried, Quincy Jones.Roots, the gift: Director of photography, John A. Alonzo ; music, Gerald Fried ; editor, Stanford C. Allen.Rating: Not rated.
Subjects: Television mini-series.; Historical television programs.; Biographical television programs.; Television adaptations.; Television programs for the hearing impaired.; African American families; Slavery; Slaveholders; African Americans; Roots (Television program);
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Roots [videorecording] by Burton, Levar(CARDINAL)719697; Asner, Edward.(CARDINAL)349432; Bridges, Lloyd.(CARDINAL)520465; Burton, LeVar.(CARDINAL)719697; Greene, David,1921-2003.; Haley, Alex.(CARDINAL)137439;
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Rootin' tootin' wild west [videorecording]. by Nickelodeon (Firm)(CARDINAL)344015; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)287167;
Yell "yee-haw" for six Wild West adventures with your Nickelodeon friends! Celebrate with a Bubble Guppies cowgirl parade. Saddle up with Team Umizoomi and Dora! Sing and dance at a Fresh Beat Band hoedown, and help western animals with Diego and the Wonder Pets! It's a rootin'-tootin' good time!Rating: Not rated.DVD, full screen format, region 1, Dolby digital..
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Children's television programs.; Television programs.; Animals; Cowgirls;
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Finding your roots. [videorecording] / by Gates, Henry Louis,Jr.producerscreenwriter(CARDINAL)162666; Kunhardt, Peter,producer; McGee, Dyllan,producer; Anderson, Julie,producer; PBS Distribution (Firm)(CARDINAL)309769;
Host, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Henry Louis Gates, Jr. finds out who we are and where we come from.TV-PG.DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen; stereo.
Subjects: Television programs.; Television series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Celebrities;
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Roots [videorecording] / by Haley, Alex,Creator(CARDINAL)137439; Angelou, Maya,Actor(CARDINAL)126661; Asner, Edward,Actor(CARDINAL)349432; Burton, LeVar,Actor(CARDINAL)719697;
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.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 where Kunte Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation.TV rating: Not rated.
Subjects: Biographical television programs; Documentary television programs; Drama; Historical television programs; Television adaptations; Television mini-series; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Slavery; African American families;
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Roots of war [videorecording] / by Films Incorporated.(CARDINAL)147602; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)(CARDINAL)154259;
A short history of the century during which France dominated Vietnam under the colonial tradition leads up to the rise of Ho Chi Minh. Tells how, in the last days of World War II, the tiny country was the scene of chaos, great-power rivalries, and a power vacuum.
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Rootin' tootin' racetrack! / by Berrios, Frank.(CARDINAL)477394; Foley, Niki.(CARDINAL)623890;
Starla shows Blaze and AJ some of the wildest racetracks in the Wild West.
Subjects: Fiction.; Picture books.; Automobile racing; Automobiles;
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Barry [videorecording] : the complete first season / by Fleshler, Glennactor.; Goldberg, Sarah,1985-actor.; Hader, Bill,1978-writerproduceractordirector.(CARDINAL)873372; Root, Stephenactor.(CARDINAL)341550;
Chapter one: Make your mark -- Chapter two: Use it -- Chapter three: Make the unsafe choice -- Chapter four: Commit ... to you -- Chapter five: Do your job -- Chapter six: Listen with your ears, react with your face -- Chapter seven: Loud, fast, and keep going -- Chapter eight: Know your truth.Bill Hader, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Glenn Fleshler, Anthony Carrigan.A hitman moves to Los Angeles from the Midwest and falls into the city's theater arts scene.TV rating: TV-MA.
Subjects: Comedy television programs.; Dark comedy television programs.; Detective and mystery television programs.; Fiction television programs.; Mystery television programs.; Television series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Acting; Assassins; Community theater;
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