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1976 novel by Alex Haley

This article is about the 1976 novel.

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For the miniseries of the same name, see Roots (1977 miniseries).

Roots: The Saga of an American Family is a 1976 novel written by Alex Haley. It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century Mandinka, captured as an adolescent, sold into slavery in Africa, and transported to North America. It explores his life and those of his descendants in the United States, down to Haley.

The novel was quickly adapted as a hugely popular television miniseries, Roots (1977).

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Together, the novel and series were a cultural sensation in the United States. The novel spent forty-six weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, including twenty-two weeks at number one.

The last seven chapters of the novel were later adapted in the form of a second miniseries, Roots: The Next Generations (1979).

It stimulated interest in African American genealogy and an appreciation for African Ameri Roots: The Saga of an American Family - Wikipedia RYBE