People tend to get stuck on the numbers, and rightly so, they’re impressive. When the original Roots aired in 1977, nearly 85 percent of American homes watched some part of the eight-night event on ...

In January 1977, ABC aired “Roots,” an eight-night miniseries based on Alex Haley’s best-selling 1976 book “Roots: The Saga of an American Family.” The series, which drew an estimated 130 million ...

The black man’s ancestors all came to the land of liberty the same way — in chains. The heritage is what all black Americans have in common and it’s why one dedicated author, Alex Haley, gave 12 years ...

WHAT IT’S ABOUT Based on Alex Haley’s 1976 novel, “Roots: The Saga of an American Family,” this History channel adaptation of the hugely successful 1977 ABC miniseries stars Malachi Kirby as Kunta ...

Laurence Fishburne is going to be making history in the History Channel’s “Roots” remake. The “Blackish” star has been cast to play the late author Alex Haley in the remake of the landmark miniseries, ...