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Celebrating The 40th Anniversary Of Alex Haley's Roots -- Looking Back & Looking Ahead

/ CBS San Francisco

Roots made television history when it debuted 40 years ago. Now this powerful story of Alex Haley's African ancestors is back for a new generation.

Black Renaissance's Christin Ayers talked with the stars and the director of this made-for-TV movie about it's significance, then, and now at Oakland's Scottish Rite Auditorium.

First published on May 12, 2017 / 1:54 PM PDT

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