Roots
Country of Origin: USA
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Latest/Next UK Season: mini
Latest/Next UK TV Air Date: 08 February 2017 at 9:00 pm
UK Channel: BBC Four
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New version of the 1977 mini-series about an African-American family’s trials from slavery to freedom.
Can this series be bought on dvd
This is Bang Out of order running something like this that has caused a lot of hardship and heartache to our culture.
What do you aim to gain running programs like this in such a political a racial aware society in this day and age?
This is 2017 NOT 1980 when the Majority of West Indian people did Not have a say, or were not recognised other than the fact that we were in a white society that You regarded us as nothing better than the stuff you find on the bottom of your shoe!
Our parents would put up with it, but you’ll find that we younger generation will not stand for it any longer!
“C’mon Guys”, If you ran something like this in this day and age against Muslims, How long do you think you’d get away with it before they come and Burn Your Studios down to the ground!
I’m not an activist, Just a West Indian (Christian Church going) Guy who was born here in the 60’s and I’ve seen nothing but Blatant Underhanded discrimination of our culture. It’s as if you are preriodcly reminding us of our place In society 100 years Ago.
Many of Our Parents came here in the 60’s and rebuilt Britain after the war.
I’m sure they do NOT want to be reminded of what went on to their parents!
If you were not German would you want to remember what went on back then In Auschwitz?
Stop the Nonsense, Scrap the show and lets move on!
This Is 2017- Not 1817!!!
Sorry but I totally disagree I too was born in the 60’s and my dad is Jamaican watching Roots when i was young was an eye opener for me and many of my generation, black and white who didn’t know or understand what slavery was. I believe many young people still do not understand or comprehend the impact it has had as it is not taught effectively in schools. I am not ashamed that my ancestors were slaves as I see them as survivors because after all that was done to them they are still here in me and mine. We shouldn’t be quiet and forget about it we need to remember so we never forget.
I too agree with Akilah, The history and impact of slavery that still remains in us to this very day is prevelant. You’d be surprised to know that many do not know our history. We formed one of the earliest democratic societies ever to exist. We were taken against our will, we lost our religion, our names, our cultures our languages due to slavery. If Fred can tell me where his surname came from and the history of it, I’d be amazed. Remember Fred, if you are a Christian, I bet you are happily able to sing songs such as amazing grace without blinking a concern, remember the history of the song for example and how it was written by a former slave trader who only sought redemption AFTER making his wealth exploiting us. Remember the middle passage is perhaps one of the biggest burial grounds on this planet, the fact that Countries such as Haiti (formerly know as Hispaniola) was one of the first Islands which freed themselves and this spread to Jamaica and onwards. Remember that the commonwealth was built on exploitation of people of colour and imperialism. The Jews were repatriated and still continuue to be, our ancestors never were, in fact, the slave and owners were which in turn funded many of the Banks we put our money into this very day. In order to move on, we must know where we come from and one day we will rise to prominence in spite of all of this. Root is extremely educational, many of us to this day deny we are African, like Akilah, I have a Jamaican heritage but know deep down in my heart that my descendants were from Africa, places like Accopong in Jamaica ring testement to that fact. We must acknowledge and remember our history. The media & people like you want us to forget. If programs like this are not made, and books are not written, our history will be erased and overlooked just like they want it to be.
I am a micked-race Jamaican of African yes! of African Decent and i am proud to be of African Decent, and Yes!, born in Jamaica too!, No Disrespect to you Fred, but what are you talking about and more importantly what the hell are you afraid of, If Something is a Fact and the Truth why not Air it and not discard it, so it can be forgotten, The Youngsters and i am not only talking about BLACK Youngsters, i am Talking About WHITE Youngsters Too!, because the white youngsters have been Brain-Washed too!, just as much as the BLACK Youngsters, and they to Don’t really Know anything truthful about the Part that there Fore-Fathers played in the Enslavement of Mainly BLACK AFRICAN People, of which they targeted mainly the BLACK Hebrews of the BIBLE, THE REAL JEWS which were led out of EGYPT by MOSES, with the Intention of Removing them from off the Face of the Earth, And i am not Talking About the SO-CALLED JEWS, Who Adopted/Stole our Nation under a guise of being Jewish, i am NOT Religious, But GOD DID NOT Make any Covenant with the So-called Jews of Today, He Made a Covenant/Promise with the Hebrew Semitic Black Jews of The BIBLE, and not the one’s in Israel Today, this is why? there will NEVER Peace in ISRAEL, NEVER If You Have noticed i Purposely have tried not point the Finger and have not Called any Real Names, Simply Because I am Not Writhing This Long-Winded Piece, to Rock the Boat So to Speak, or to cause any Embarrassment to any Nation or People Living Today, But They Know Who They Are, and to some extent, some have even Acknowledged that Fact, but not all of them for Obvious Reason’s, now i am not going to go into all i know, as what i have found out is based on Research, and research only Means that you are digging up/Researching what another Person or Person’s have already found out, and further More, there is Nothing written about Slavery that is Cast in Stone, Because Story’s & Numbers, will vary dramatically, and easily Manipulated to suit the People Who happen to want the Real truth kept Hidden, and Not to Expose any Injustices, that they can hide away from the world for that matter, because obviously it depends on the race of People and their Agenda’s etc, so Fred Back to You, As i have to be Fair to you, even thou you MAY NOT be a Person of Colour, But Posing as one, i Actually don’t really know how much you know about the real Slavery Trade, but it is not so superficial at first as one might Think, it Goes Much Deeper, than what you may have been taught, or what you might already Know, so the More Exposure the Better, In My Opinion even if is only part Truth, and Hollywood will only ever tell the world what they want you to know, as it is run by the same said Descendant’s of the people who were and are still trying to exterminate the Black’s then and now, as i said they know who they are and who i am actually talking about one has to be SEMITIC, to be able call one ANTI-SEMITIC, Is that NOT HE TRUTH, I Say no More, I rest my Case, PS, But Fred you need to go and Read some more, or you would not be saying What you are saying right Now.
Why does that person think if it happened to muslims they would burn the building down ignorant stereotype Christian or not thought you wanted us to move forward don’t seem that way with talk like that if they want to show roots let them people can have a choice to watch or not to