Roots - The TV Series - a podcast by BBC World Service
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The epic mini-series about slavery in the USA hit TV screens in January 1977. Based on a novel by Alex Haley it imagined the lives of his ancestors who had been brought to the US from Africa on slave ships. It revolutionised perceptions about African-Americans and their history. Ashley Byrne has spoken to Leslie Uggams who played the character Kizzy in the series.
(Photo: Actors LeVar Burton, Todd Bridges and Robert Reed in Roots. Credit: Alamy)
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