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Tennessee Book Ban Update: State Jumps The Shark By Banning ‘Roots’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/20/tennessee-book-ban-update-state-jumps-the-shark-by-banning-roots/

Discover how the book and TV miniseries Roots became a cultural phenomenon that has shaped our understanding of heritage, race, identity, and family for fifty years. -> #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #RememberingRoots #Edelweiss #BroadleafBooks #Television #AlexHaley #TVStudies #ARCReview

https://bargain-sleuth.com/2026/03/21/%f0%9f%93%9a%f0%9f%93%baremembering-roots-how-an-american-classic-transformed-the-world-bookreview-broadleafbooks-arcreview-history-television/

Blind Al (#LeslieUggams) from Deadpool was Kizzy from Roots...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075572

(1/3)

#tv #blacktv #greattv #blackactors #blackwomen #the92percent #LeVarBurton #JohnAmos #LouisGossettJr #OliviaCole #MadgeSinclair #BenVereen #GeorgStanfordBrown #blackbritish #blackhistory #alexhaley #blackmastodon

#AlexHaley
#EpsteinFiles #fascism #maga

“The result is a #memoir that is neither entirely Malcolm’s, nor entirely Haley’s, a testament to their difficult relationship and the complicated circumstances of the book’s creation.” aeon.co/essays/how-a... #MalcolmX #AlexHaley #books #BookSky #TheAutobiographyofMalcolmX #book

How Alex Haley wrote and refra...

Tonight in 1977 — ROOTS debuted on ABC.

LeVar Burton led an all-star cast in this Emmy-winning miniseries based on Alex Haley’s best-selling book.

The finale remains one of the most-watched, non-sports broadcasts in TV history.

#ClassicTV #1970sTV #Roots #AlexHaley #LevarBurton

@cattykatt the "only people" telling you racism was bad was Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers???? #MartinLutherKing #JesseJackson #JimmyCarter #Maud #TheJeffersons #AlexHaley #JFK #BobbyKennedy #LBJ #GloriaSteinem #KennethGibson #MississippiBurning #ShirleyChisholm #AndrewYoung #MarianWrightEdelman #TomBradley #AffirmativeAction #MuhammadAli ...stopping there, but you get my point Lots of folks were saying it was bad, you weren't listening

@cattykatt the "only people" telling you racism was bad was Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers???? #MartinLutherKing #JesseJackson #JimmyCarter #Maud #TheJeffersons #AlexHaley #JFK #BobbyKennedy #LBJ #GloriaSteinem #KennethGibson #MississippiBurning #ShirleyChisholm #AndrewYoung #MarianWrightEdelman #TomBradley #AffirmativeAction #MuhammadAli ...stopping there, but you get my point Lots of folks were saying it was bad, you weren't listening

@cattykatt the "only people" telling you racism was bad was Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers???? #MartinLutherKing #JesseJackson #JimmyCarter #Maud #TheJeffersons #AlexHaley #JFK #BobbyKennedy #LBJ #GloriaSteinem #KennethGibson #MississippiBurning #ShirleyChisholm #AndrewYoung #MarianWrightEdelman #TomBradley #AffirmativeAction #MuhammadAli ...stopping there, but you get my point Lots of folks were saying it was bad, you weren't listening

@cattykatt the "only people" telling you racism was bad was Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers???? #MartinLutherKing #JesseJackson #JimmyCarter #Maud #TheJeffersons #AlexHaley #JFK #BobbyKennedy #LBJ #GloriaSteinem #KennethGibson #MississippiBurning #ShirleyChisholm #AndrewYoung #MarianWrightEdelman #TomBradley #AffirmativeAction #MuhammadAli ...stopping there, but you get my point Lots of folks were saying it was bad, you weren't listening

@cattykatt the "only people" telling you racism was bad was Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers???? #MartinLutherKing #JesseJackson #JimmyCarter #Maud #TheJeffersons #AlexHaley #JFK #BobbyKennedy #LBJ #GloriaSteinem #KennethGibson #MississippiBurning #ShirleyChisholm #AndrewYoung #MarianWrightEdelman #TomBradley #AffirmativeAction #MuhammadAli ...stopping there, but you get my point Lots of folks were saying it was bad, you weren't listening

Song of the Day December 27 2024

In remembrance of the birth of John Amos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Amos

The Archive of American Television - John Amos On Getting Cast in "Roots" (Recorded December 2 2014)

https://youtu.be/Hpw2KA4JfLw?si=2c2rPJZJmygCMzsq

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December27 #JohnAmos #ArchiveOfAmericanTelevision #Emmy #Roots #AlexHaley #DavidWolper #StanMargolis #LeVarBurton #LouisGossettJr #ABC #Miniseries #USHistory #BlackHistory #TVHistory #Racism #WhiteSupremacy #Slavery #DeathsIn2024 #1970s

Song of the Day December 27 2024

In remembrance of the birth of John Amos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Amos

The Archive of American Television - John Amos On Getting Cast in "Roots" (Recorded December 2 2014)

https://youtu.be/Hpw2KA4JfLw?si=2c2rPJZJmygCMzsq

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December27 #JohnAmos #ArchiveOfAmericanTelevision #Emmy #Roots #AlexHaley #DavidWolper #StanMargolis #LeVarBurton #LouisGossettJr #ABC #Miniseries #USHistory #BlackHistory #TVHistory #Racism #WhiteSupremacy #Slavery #DeathsIn2024 #1970s

Song of the Day December 27 2024

In remembrance of the birth of John Amos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Amos

The Archive of American Television - John Amos On Getting Cast in "Roots" (Recorded December 2 2014)

https://youtu.be/Hpw2KA4JfLw?si=2c2rPJZJmygCMzsq

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #December27 #JohnAmos #ArchiveOfAmericanTelevision #Emmy #Roots #AlexHaley #DavidWolper #StanMargolis #LeVarBurton #LouisGossettJr #ABC #Miniseries #USHistory #BlackHistory #TVHistory #Racism #WhiteSupremacy #Slavery #DeathsIn2024 #1970s

Come un fulmine a ciel sereno, nella notte tra il 9 e il #10settembre ci colpisce la notizie della morte di #jamesearljones, noto per aver dato la voce a #DarthVader, #Mufasa e il volto al Re di #Zamunda e #AlexHaley in #Radici

Per dettagli: https://www.bufale.net/e-morto-james-earl-jones-re-di-zamunda-voce-storica-di-darth-vader-e-molti-altri/

Come un fulmine a ciel sereno, nella notte tra il 9 e il #10settembre ci colpisce la notizie della morte di #jamesearljones, noto per aver dato la voce a #DarthVader, #Mufasa e il volto al Re di #Zamunda e #AlexHaley in #Radici

Per dettagli: https://www.bufale.net/e-morto-james-earl-jones-re-di-zamunda-voce-storica-di-darth-vader-e-molti-altri/

Come un fulmine a ciel sereno, nella notte tra il 9 e il #10settembre ci colpisce la notizie della morte di #jamesearljones, noto per aver dato la voce a #DarthVader, #Mufasa e il volto al Re di #Zamunda e #AlexHaley in #Radici

Per dettagli: https://www.bufale.net/e-morto-james-earl-jones-re-di-zamunda-voce-storica-di-darth-vader-e-molti-altri/

Come un fulmine a ciel sereno, nella notte tra il 9 e il #10settembre ci colpisce la notizie della morte di #jamesearljones, noto per aver dato la voce a #DarthVader, #Mufasa e il volto al Re di #Zamunda e #AlexHaley in #Radici

Per dettagli: https://www.bufale.net/e-morto-james-earl-jones-re-di-zamunda-voce-storica-di-darth-vader-e-molti-altri/

Song of the Day August 11 2024

In remembrance of the birth of Alex Haley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Haley

Roots Mural Theme - Quincy Jones and Gerald Fried

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrPrTRRG9uU

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #August11 #AlexHaley #Roots #RootsMuralTheme #QuincyJones #GeraldFried #ThemsSong #TVTheme #Music #AudioRecording #1970s

Song of the Day August 11 2024

In remembrance of the birth of Alex Haley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Haley

Roots Mural Theme - Quincy Jones and Gerald Fried

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrPrTRRG9uU

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #August11 #AlexHaley #Roots #RootsMuralTheme #QuincyJones #GeraldFried #ThemsSong #TVTheme #Music #AudioRecording #1970s

Song of the Day August 11 2024

In remembrance of the birth of Alex Haley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Haley

Roots Mural Theme - Quincy Jones and Gerald Fried

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrPrTRRG9uU

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #August11 #AlexHaley #Roots #RootsMuralTheme #QuincyJones #GeraldFried #ThemsSong #TVTheme #Music #AudioRecording #1970s

My review of Alex Haley’s Queen – A Woman Between Two Worlds #AlexHaley #biography #BlackHistory #DannyGlover #DennisHaysbert #DVDReview #HalleBerry #history #JaneKrakowski #JasmineGuy #MadgeSinclair #MartinSheen #OssieDavis #PatriciaClarkson #PaulWinfield #TimDaly

https://thoughtsfromthemountaintop.com/2024/04/24/dvd-review-alex-haleys-queen-a-woman-between-two-worlds/

Alex Haley's ROOTS (1977) is streaming free on Tubi until Feb 29.

This is the original 8-part TV version, not the 6-part re-edit available for digital purchase.

https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/680867

#Roots #AlexHaley #BlackHistoryMonth

Tonight in 1977 — ROOTS debuted on ABC.

LeVar Burton led an all-star cast in this Emmy-winning miniseries based on Alex Haley’s best-selling book.

The finale remains one of the most-watched, non-sports broadcasts in TV history.

#ClassicTV #1970sTV #Roots #AlexHaley #LevarBurton

Song of the Day August 11 2023

In remembrance of Alex Haley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Haley

Gerald Fried - Roots Opening and Closing Titles

https://youtu.be/YP9OQzADG58

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2023 #August11 #AlexHaley #Roots #GeraldFried #QuincyJones #TVTheme #Miniseries #1970s

Song of the Day August 11 2023

In remembrance of Alex Haley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Haley

Gerald Fried - Roots Opening and Closing Titles

https://youtu.be/YP9OQzADG58

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2023 #August11 #AlexHaley #Roots #GeraldFried #QuincyJones #TVTheme #Miniseries #1970s

Song of the Day August 11 2023

In remembrance of Alex Haley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Haley

Gerald Fried - Roots Opening and Closing Titles

https://youtu.be/YP9OQzADG58

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2023 #August11 #AlexHaley #Roots #GeraldFried #QuincyJones #TVTheme #Miniseries #1970s

🤯 #MLK famous criticism of #MalcolmX was a ‘fraud,’ author finds #AlexHaley #BlackMastodon #CivilRightsMovement

Annotations Courtesy @MalikG

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/05/10/mlk-malcolm-x-playboy-alex-haley/

@GrahamDowns @bookstodon

And I think this one is iconic too.

#books #alexhaley

There are several iconic works that I find myself compelled to revisit at this time of year. I first read The Autobiography of #MalcolmX: As Told to #AlexHaley when I was 14, and it changed my life. "By any means necessary" resonated more with me than "We shall overcome" as I observed the injustices around me. And the #BPP's "Power to the People" — a phrase I first encountered via #PublicEnemy, lead me to want to learn more about #BobbySeale, #HueyNewton, and the Party...

There are several iconic works that I find myself compelled to revisit at this time of year. I first read The Autobiography of #MalcolmX: As Told to #AlexHaley when I was 14, and it changed my life. "By any means necessary" resonated more with me than "We shall overcome" as I observed the injustices around me. And the #BPP's "Power to the People" — a phrase I first encountered via #PublicEnemy, lead me to want to learn more about #BobbySeale, #HueyNewton, and the Party...

There are several iconic works that I find myself compelled to revisit at this time of year. I first read The Autobiography of #MalcolmX: As Told to #AlexHaley when I was 14, and it changed my life. "By any means necessary" resonated more with me than "We shall overcome" as I observed the injustices around me. And the #BPP's "Power to the People" — a phrase I first encountered via #PublicEnemy, lead me to want to learn more about #BobbySeale, #HueyNewton, and the Party...

There are several iconic works that I find myself compelled to revisit at this time of year. I first read The Autobiography of #MalcolmX: As Told to #AlexHaley when I was 14, and it changed my life. "By any means necessary" resonated more with me than "We shall overcome" as I observed the injustices around me. And the #BPP's "Power to the People" — a phrase I first encountered via #PublicEnemy, lead me to want to learn more about #BobbySeale, #HueyNewton, and the Party...

There are several iconic works that I find myself compelled to revisit at this time of year. I first read The Autobiography of #MalcolmX: As Told to #AlexHaley when I was 14, and it changed my life. "By any means necessary" resonated more with me than "We shall overcome" as I observed the injustices around me. And the #BPP's "Power to the People" — a phrase I first encountered via #PublicEnemy, lead me to want to learn more about #BobbySeale, #HueyNewton, and the Party...

This book
#MustRead #MalcolmX #autobiography #AlexHaley

@ZhiZhu
I miss the days when US media wasn't quite as terrified of offending white supremacists.
#Racism #History #USA #The1619Project
#Roots #AlexHaley

Tonight in 1977 — #Roots debuted on ABC.

#LeVarBurton lead an all-star cast in this Emmy-winning miniseries based on #AlexHaley’s novel.

The finale remains one of the most-watched, non-sports broadcasts in TV history.

#OnThisDay #ClassicTV #1970s #1970sTV #Nostalgia