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3) Roots
Author
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of an African slave sold to colonial America and his descendants.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Description
Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad...
5) Roots
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007?]
Language
English
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.
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