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— -- For eight consecutive days in 1977, American audiences were spellbound by the ABC miniseries, "Roots."

The country seemed to stand still, captivated by the dramatization of Alex Haley's bestselling book documenting his family's origins.

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"Roots" tells the story of Kunta Kinte, the African boy who became an American slave. It served as a looking glass of sorts of the degradation of slavery and the dignity that one man and his family reclaims.

A record 140 million Americans tuned in.

At the time, an unheard of 85 percent of American households caught a part of the series – a milestone for our nation.

"'Roots' was a seminal event in our nation's history," said actor LeVar Burton, who played a young Kunta Kinte in the miniseries when he was just a 19-year-old college student.

"The story had never been told before from the point of view of the Africans," Burton continued.

Now, almost 40 years since it aired, "Roots" has be

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