On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North.
Credits
Roots: The Gift Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Kate Mulgrew
She was 33, now 69 years old
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as Hattie Carraway |
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Avery Brooks
He was 40, now 76 years old
|
as Cletus Moyer |
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Michael Learned
She was 49, now 85 years old
|
as Amelia |
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Louis Gossett, Jr.
He was 52, now 88 years old
|
as Fiddler |
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LeVar Burton
He was 31, now 67 years old
|
as Kunta Kinte |
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Tim Russ
He was 32, now 68 years old
|
as Marcellus |
|
John McMartin
He was 59, 86 years old when he died
|
as Edmund Parker, Sr. |
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Jerry Hardin
He was 59, now 95 years old
|
as Reynolds |
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Shaun Cassidy
He was 30, now 66 years old
|
as Edmund Parker, Jr. |
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Brandy Brown
|
as Arabella |
|
Ernest Harden, Jr.
He was 36, now 72 years old
|
as Nick |
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Maria Bryant
|
as Lilly |
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Annabella Price
|
as Sarah |
Roots: The Gift Crew
