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ROOTS: A NEW VISION
May 21, 2016  | By David Bianculli

History, 9:57 p.m. ET

 

A remake of Roots, the landmark 1977 miniseries about Alex Haley’s personal family history, is arriving on Memorial Day, shown across all the History Channel network of sister platforms. Tonight, to whet your appetite, History presents a behind-the-scenes special. Among the new miniseries’ executive producers: LeVar Burton, who starred in the original as Kunta Kinte.

 
 
 
 
 
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