Roots 6 Video Box Set

As a 7 year old little girl I watched with great pride. As an adult woman I watch with a renewed sense of how far we have come as a nation. I am in awe of the legacy Alex Haley has presented. A legacy that represents African people in the Western Hemisphere disconnected from our Motherland...Africa.

I can't wait for ...The Next Generation to be available on DVD.

This is a must for a lover of history...black, white, brown, yellow and everyone in between


unbiased caucasoid   May 9, 2007
JMF (Monroe, NC United States)
25 out of 98 found this review helpful

The only reason this influential miniseries doesn't get five stars is because of its gross distortion of the facts.I don't deny the mistreatment of the slaves at the hands of cruel white slave traders but the fact is that these slave traders did't need to go on these raids inland but rather they were given up to them in exchange for goods by black tribesmen who had already made them slaves. I also don't deny the injustices done to people of color in this country since, however may I suggest a different way of looking at the situation.I would consider myself one of the fortunate ones to have been brought to a land like America instead of being left in a land like Africa where poverty, disease and war are so prevalent.Roots basically is a well done series with good production values and good acting done by likeable characters but don't watch it thinking it's a history lesson because it is biased.


At a Loss for Words to describe this beautiful Art   September 30, 2000
Amber McCann (Modesto, CA)
24 out of 30 found this review helpful

Roots...I first was introduced to the miniseries in the 8th grade. I was instantly hit by it, in a good way. I only saw 45 minutes of the almost 7-8 hour movie, I fell in love with it. Just recently, a Roots Marathon came on the television and I watched the entire thing. From Kunte Kinte to Chicken George and his long-lineage of friends and family finally be freed from their "taxes" and have their land to themselves. My eyes were filled with tears from the moment the movie began and until the movie ended. Roots is a spectacular movie. The acting is wonderful. However the powerful moments comes in personal introspection. When one realizes how dehumanizing and how completely wrong, for lack of better word, it is to subject any person to slavery based on some outer physical characteristic...it is absurd. My heart still is reaching out to all the African-Americans who endured slavery and the post-effects of slavery continuing up to this day. Roots allows us to see the pitfalls of the "land of the free...all men are created equal"...how dare the United States make that assumption. Roots shows us that we still have a long way to go before all men are created equal. This is the best miniseries and all-time classics everyone should own.


The True Meaning of "ROOTS"   April 20, 2007
Alice Jenkins (Atlanta, GA)
24 out of 28 found this review helpful

This miniseries is one of two that is a must for my library. The story is extremely well written. When I watched it in 1976, I, along with most of America were in a completely different place mentally. After watching it on TV ONE in 2007, I now understand Alex Haley's title ROOTS. While most people automatically connect with the racial tensions during the time period that ROOTS covered (slavery in America), my second viewing of ROOTS, 30 years later, was a revelation of the true meaning of the title "ROOTS". Though the story is about slavery in America, there is so much more to the story. The story of seven generations that trace their roots back to the Mother Land and held on to a basic connection to their heritage. 30 years later, I was able to receive the determination of a man to never disconnect himself from who he really is. There were many bitter and sweet moments in the movie but they were real moments in American History. It was a revelation of the triumphs and defeats for both the Black and White races in this depiction of Slavery in America.

The 2007 narrated version was extremely helpful for setting the tone for what one was about to witness. This is a must see miniseries and I can not wait for the DVD to be released in May 2007. When my son is old enough to comprehend, this is one DVD that I will be sure he watches. Excellent writing and acting!


Please List The True Starring Roles Of Roots   August 29, 2005
D. Hammork (Compton, CA)
18 out of 23 found this review helpful

Hello,
This is a monumental movie. A movie that broke records and received many, many awards. More importantly is how this movie put to rest so many untruths and truths of slavery. The reason I'm writing this review is because with all that this movie means to me and other African American people, I'm really disturbed that you would not list the stars of the movie correctly. I really love your company and have turned more people than I can count on to Amazon.com. Today when I searched for the DVD Roots I was really upset when I read who Amazon listed as Starring, Asner and Bridges. Levar Burton & John Amos are the stars of this movie. They portrayed Kunta Kinte young and old. If you are saying it was done alphabetically, you don't practice this with other movies why this one? I think a movie of this stature should be listed correctly and would appreciate it if this matter was corrected quickly.