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Photograph from the remake of the miniseries, "Roots." Anika Noni Rose (Kizzy) and Laurence Fishburne (Alex Haley).

Remaking ‘Roots’

May 13, 2016 by Michelle Bryant

“This is a historian’s dream,” says Daina Ramey Berry, an associate professor of history at The University of Texas at Austin, who served as a technical adviser for the remaking of the television miniseries “Roots.” It will premiere on Memorial Day, airing over four consecutive nights. The A&E Networks’ HISTORY, A&E and Lifetime channels will […]

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