[driftless2]

The huge problem with "Roots" is not so much that a lot of it was plagiarized (which is still a problem), but that a lot of the "history" was false. From the opening episode showing white slavers going inland Africa to capture slaves, much of the history was distorted.

I saw quite a bit of the series. I can't recall seeing any episodes showing the black African chieftains selling slaves or the black and Indian American slave owners.

Slavery was awful, but twisting the truth is never good.

[dfwgator]

FYI, The Gambia, where allegedly Kunta Kinte was before being captured, just announced a few months ago that they are now officially an “Islamic Republic.”