| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:television_series 
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                                | gptkbp:airedOn | gptkb:ABC 
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                                | gptkbp:author | gptkb:Alex_Haley 
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                                | gptkbp:awardReceived | gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Television_Series_–_Drama gptkb:Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Limited_Series
 
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                                | gptkbp:basedOn | gptkb:Roots:_The_Saga_of_an_American_Family 
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                                | gptkbp:countryOfOrigin | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:director | gptkb:Marvin_J._Chomsky gptkb:David_Greene
 gptkb:Gilbert_Moses
 gptkb:John_Erman
 
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                                | gptkbp:firstAired | 1977 
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                                | gptkbp:followedBy | gptkb:Roots:_The_Next_Generations 
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                                | gptkbp:genre | Historical drama 
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                                | gptkbp:language | English 
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                                | gptkbp:mainCharacter | gptkb:Chicken_George gptkb:Kunta_Kinte
 gptkb:Kizzy
 gptkb:Tom_Harvey
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableCast | gptkb:Moses_Gunn gptkb:Ji-Tu_Cumbuka
 gptkb:Thalmus_Rasulala
 gptkb:Cicely_Tyson
 gptkb:Maya_Angelou
 gptkb:John_Amos
 gptkb:Madge_Sinclair
 gptkb:Richard_Roundtree
 gptkb:Brad_Davis
 gptkb:Ben_Vereen
 gptkb:Hume_Cronyn
 gptkb:Leslie_Uggams
 gptkb:Lloyd_Bridges
 gptkb:Lorne_Greene
 gptkb:Louis_Gossett_Jr.
 gptkb:Lynne_Moody
 gptkb:LeVar_Burton
 gptkb:O._J._Simpson
 gptkb:Ralph_Waite
 gptkb:Ed_Asner
 gptkb:George_Hamilton
 gptkb:Olivia_Cole
 gptkb:Chuck_Connors
 gptkb:Lawrence_Hilton-Jacobs
 gptkb:Sandy_Duncan
 gptkb:Scatman_Crothers
 gptkb:Vic_Morrow
 Robert Reed
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | depiction of American slavery cultural impact on American television
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes | 8 
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                                | gptkbp:originalNetwork | gptkb:ABC 
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                                | gptkbp:producer | gptkb:David_L._Wolper gptkb:Stan_Margulies
 
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                                | gptkbp:remakeOf | gptkb:Roots_(2016_miniseries) 
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                                | gptkbp:runtimePerEpisode | approx. 90 minutes 
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                                | gptkbp:setInPeriod | gptkb:19th_century 18th century
 
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                                | gptkbp:themeMusicComposer | gptkb:Gerald_Fried 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Anwar_Jalal_Shemza 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Roots series 
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