Roots Season 1 Episode 1 Part I ( Air Date 1977-01-23 ) Genre Drama category. Overview "In Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him. Chained with other captives, Kunta begins an agonized odyssey to the New World.".
Roots Season 1 Episode 1 Part I
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- Stars: John Amos, Madge Sinclair, LeVar Burton, Olivia Cole, Ben Vereen, Robert Reed
- Director: John Erman, Marvin J. Chomsky, Gilbert Moses, David Greene, Alex Haley, Ernest Kinoy, Neil Travis, Gerald Fried, Joseph M. Wilcots, Quincy Jones, James Lee, Peter Kirby, James T. Heckert, M. Charles Cohen, William Blinn, Stevan Larner
