RIP Mr JE Jones. A legendry actor and utter gentleman. This scene is truly one of the greats.
@kinglord318
4 жыл бұрын
That part when Alex Haley finally reunited with his long lost distant cousin is to me is one of the greatest moments in television history. At long last Kunta Kinte is finally home
@josefagyeman135
8 ай бұрын
True. But this man's a black fraud
@brandrider1989
6 ай бұрын
Except for the fact that the residents of juffure villiage claim that Haley’s account of a reunion is inaccurate
@benvad9010
4 ай бұрын
The whole story was a fraud and he plagiarized it all.
@travisbrand3135
4 ай бұрын
This ending is every African Americans dream.To know which African country and tribe we come from.
@user-ov5kj4uv7u
3 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@frankmuldowney7839
4 ай бұрын
I am Irish and like many of us cannot go further than mid 1800's as the plague wiped out half of our population, and millions took coffin boats to USA. We lost our history and very few of us have good long family trees. Thats how emotional the ending of the story is... to know who you really are and from.
@aileencaffrey5566
3 күн бұрын
Not to mention the deliberate burning of those genealogical records at the Customs House fire by Dev to " level" and wipe out traces of ancestry and origin.
@frankmuldowney7839
2 күн бұрын
@@aileencaffrey5566 My grand mother told me that story. Thats something I would like to research more about, thanks.
@Themaddprof
Жыл бұрын
I went to Juffereh Village myself in 2022 and met some of the real Kinte descendants where this took place. So this is special to me.
@kitty-vk8ic
4 ай бұрын
I bet is overwhelming just by watching this clip I couldn’t help myself but crying 😢
@user-ov5kj4uv7u
3 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@lynettejohnson8418
28 күн бұрын
How Awesome!
@worldwiderecordsllc.9429
4 жыл бұрын
This is so powerful , when they show kunta and chicken George , and that flute came on in . I also cried wow touches my soul..African Americans this is the story of all of us..✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
@fotendongludmila9341
2 жыл бұрын
That ur story’s
@worldwiderecordsllc.9429
2 жыл бұрын
@@fotendongludmila9341 you know what I meant , if my ancestors were slaves . Then that makes our story similar. Except we didn’t go back to Africa to find our ancestors.
@angelasmith3967
2 жыл бұрын
@@worldwiderecordsllc.9429 right
@shakmatic3962
11 ай бұрын
Am from the UK my family decended from slaves my second name is a slave name and I don't know ny African name so will never meet my African family
@ladyofrage1234
11 жыл бұрын
I CRIED LIKE A BABY.......''Kunta you old African I found you".
@warldorwessarnoelt3936
3 жыл бұрын
I’m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that ethnocentrism, racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination , hate are all part of human nature AND must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated, regardless of your social-economic status . Let all of us continue to be kind and treat others with decency, while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. On the same token, let all of us continue to UNDERSTAND that forms of inequalities continue to exist, almost everywhere....centuries and decades later! With self love, self preservation, safe communities and UNITY, our survival will continue to be ENSURED!!!Thank you. Please don’t forget to hit the Subscribe button to follow my channel here on KZitem at Wes Smith LT. Be safe out there! The subscribe button: m.kzitem.info/news/bejne/x3qgumpjcYN5lZg
@lauren578
2 жыл бұрын
In the book Alex said "Let's be clear...I am a man.But I cried like a baby"❤️
@angelasmith3967
2 жыл бұрын
@@warldorwessarnoelt3936 well said!
@martinpugh1008
2 жыл бұрын
@@warldorwessarnoelt3936 You are absolutely right and what an intelligent well thought out comment I couldn't agree more with everything you have said excellent and well said and put across
@warldorwessarnoelt3936
2 жыл бұрын
@Martin Pugh thank u
@natedoggg2002
10 жыл бұрын
This powerful scene makes me cry every time and that beautiful music made it worst! And when he meets his cousin by the river! That was it for me !!!!!
@aissatasy3090
4 жыл бұрын
Me too
@user-rl2rw3tp6s
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah must be Knute kinta little brothers ancestor. The one who he tried making the drum 🥁
@ranaowens5537
4 жыл бұрын
It is a beautiful scene! In a way Kunta did come home through his ancestor.
@joannemaguuire9664
4 жыл бұрын
Me too!!
@jamescorbett3611
4 жыл бұрын
it was a hoax and all made up
@charlesbontempo6934
7 ай бұрын
Probably the most influential film that inspired my life’s passion. Thank you Alex Haley
@Chanticlair47
5 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful ending to any story I have ever seen. I could watch it a thousand times and cry every time.
@aissatasy3090
4 жыл бұрын
Me too
@jamescorbett3611
4 жыл бұрын
it was made up and faked
@Chanticlair47
4 жыл бұрын
James Corbett sometimes that just does not matter. It’s the story and it’s telling that matters.
@haneefahn8317
4 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree and I Cry everytime I watch this ...
@EMomp
3 жыл бұрын
me as well
@missyadams
4 жыл бұрын
I cried when his Kinte cousin ran up to him to introduce himself. In a documentary, I saw a photograph of the real Alex Haley being hugged by the Kinte family and other villagers. That same documentary, Ben Vereen (who played Chicken George), narrated how he went to Henning to visit the real George's grave and how a butterfly landed on the grave stone.
@angelasmith3967
2 жыл бұрын
I saw that, too.
@stayhappy.
Жыл бұрын
How is it called?
@Gentleman183
15 жыл бұрын
I am a descendant of free African American who live in Hamilton, Canada during the slave trade, and my family help slave enter into Canada through the under ground railroad. I am truly proud of this story. All African American were not slaves, my family have been in this country since 1620, and they were a free people. I am Blackfoot Sioux, and African
@Mathilda5xp
Жыл бұрын
That is interesting and very informative information. Thank you so much.
@user-ov5kj4uv7u
3 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@akram6869
10 жыл бұрын
( U all african I found u . I found u I found u kunta kentie) amazing so proud to be black . proud to be african GOD bless u kunta
@Aarontlondon
5 жыл бұрын
U 'ol' African*
@rogertwitty8221
4 жыл бұрын
what if i told you....your really from ISRAEL.....EVEN BEFORE AFRICA
@warldorwessarnoelt3936
3 жыл бұрын
I’m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that ethnocentrism, racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated, regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell, be kind and treat others with decency, while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. In a nutshell, forms of inequalities continue to exist, almost everywhere....centuries and decades later! With self love, self preservation, safe communities and UNITY, our survival will continue to be ENSURED!!!Thank you. Please don’t forget to hit the Subscribe button to follow my channel here on KZitem at Wes Smith LT. Be safe out there! The subscribe button: m.kzitem.info/news/bejne/x3qgumpjcYN5lZg
@hassanabdur-rahman1559
2 жыл бұрын
@@rogertwitty8221 you are a fool of delusion.
@muhaminatora2163
3 жыл бұрын
This show inspired me to reach out to my oldest relatives in Pakistan. To question them on our relatives and the old days. Doing this small act has genuinely changed my life Due to this shows message, I found out that my great grandparents migrated from India to Pakistan in 1947, surviving a genocide that was happening to Muslims. They left in fear of being killed, I would have never known this if I wouldn’t have reached out to my grandmothers oldest brother, who lived in India during his youth. I am now planning on taking a trip to India in the future to see my great grandparents home, and meet the many relatives that my family hasn’t met since 1947 I wanna genuinely thank the roots show for inspiring me, and truthfully making me appreciate and love my family even more. His message at the end is so important, To whomever is reading this, please reach out out to the older members of your family and ask them questions about your family and the old relatives that have passed on Thank you very much
@lintoppthomas
Жыл бұрын
You forgot genocides committed by Pakistan towards Hindus.. Train full of hindu bodies came to india from Pakistan... Typical islamic pathological hypocrite...telling only one side of story.. You are the son of your father deceiver mohmmad
@torieowens8277
5 жыл бұрын
In a way it was like Kunta did come back to his village through Alex Haley.
@angelasmith3967
2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@adamamunu3046
3 күн бұрын
I watched this a few days ago. It's one of my favourite film scenes and has been since I first watched Roots 12 years back. Coming back to this upon hearing James Earl Jones has passed. James was captivating in this, playing journalist Alex Haley. It inspired me to do what I do today as both a journalist and a Mandinkan.
@kelikel2
15 жыл бұрын
All Africans throught the diaspora, whether u be African born, of African parentage but UK/US/European raised, African American/Caribbean/ Latino. be proud of your roots!
@derranbascom6435
4 жыл бұрын
Amen
@mqbitsko25
4 жыл бұрын
You do realize that's the entire human species.
@lauren578
2 жыл бұрын
I sure am!❤
@hassanabdur-rahman1559
2 жыл бұрын
@@mqbitsko25 oh now you want to include black among the human family when they are reconnecting with their people. Why are you people so afraid of Africans throughout the world reconnecting and uniting? Your ancestors dehumanized us.
@erikacesaire6093
Жыл бұрын
I was born in Canada but my mom is Haitian and my father is Trinidadian and Grenadian but I've always been very proud of my African Roots so I hope to trace back my roots someday hopefully :)
@kuronroland4211
5 жыл бұрын
I love how they showed kunta and the rest of the family members that past on
@laminage
6 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine how overwhelming it must have been to see all of those people and know in some way or another they are all of his "Relatives".
@brotherlevi7724
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the invite to the conversation 🇯🇲
@bennar2601
5 жыл бұрын
It's reaaaally strange, I belong to a clan on my father's side and whenever I meet them and look at all those people it's kind of unbelievable that every single one of those people are basically your family times a thousand
@kevindouglas5333
3 жыл бұрын
The book was fiction. You know that
@laminage
3 жыл бұрын
@@kevindouglas5333 I found out after the fact. In fact in her Book Stranger In Two Worlds Jean Harris who spent 12 Years in Prison said that they had many copies of Roots.
@lmdmn1645
Жыл бұрын
I doubt if they were all related to each other. From the days of Kunta and onward I am sure there were villagers there who had no blood relation to the Kintes.
@christophersnedeker2065
3 жыл бұрын
I'm white and my dad's side of the family came from Kentucky in the early 20th century up North. My last name is Danish for cabinet maker I've been told. I just finished watching the 2016 roots and it makes me think about all the work and lives of the people who made the world what it is today. It made me think about my own place in the world, if I'm going to lead a legacy for generations to come. It tought me weather you're black or white or whatever, we need to depend on each other. Not only for those around you but for those who are yet to come.
@rixcampbell1713
3 күн бұрын
RIP James Earl Jones 😢. You’ve left a powerful legacy in all of your work
@terrancethomas9792
3 күн бұрын
Will never forget…even if you say Im gonna beat you with this crowbar. Field of Dreams joke.
@sierria64
12 жыл бұрын
AS A BLACK AFRICXAN AMERICAN.. I CRY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE GENOCIDE OF SLAVERY IS PART OF OUR HISTORY
@rogertwitty8221
4 жыл бұрын
go deeper than AFRICA......before AFRICA we came from ISRAEL
@ojthebeast7735
3 жыл бұрын
@@rogertwitty8221 yes speak
@hassanabdur-rahman1559
2 жыл бұрын
@@rogertwitty8221 gtfuh with that so-called Hebrew Israelite madness. You ain't no Jew. You are an African. Take a DNA test.
@fastlane1221
7 жыл бұрын
Everyone should find their Roots. This is absolutely Amazing
@torieowens8277
5 жыл бұрын
I have family in Texas that did that with a side of my family that's German
@rodrigomunozlevi4214
4 жыл бұрын
:) thanks for your words... I'm latino... Chilean... And I'm working on that.
@erickanew
4 жыл бұрын
Wish I could, strange when you do the dna thing you never see any Africans relatives
@rodrigomunozlevi4214
4 жыл бұрын
@@erickanew in fact my brazilian cousins would not say that...
@radar0412
4 жыл бұрын
Everyone should find the Kings Men and KICK THEIR ASS! LOL!
@Kojogh
12 жыл бұрын
as an african it kills me to watch this show "ROOTS".....especially with how the white man maltreated us .....when i first read fredrick douglass i wanted to cry ....its soo pathetic ....its difficult to trace our ancestors in todays generation ......cos there were alot of africans taken from different countries .... alex haley did a good job
@AmandaFromWisconsin
3 жыл бұрын
*mistreated
@curtusdanton61
2 жыл бұрын
@@AmandaFromWisconsin "past tense: maltreated; past participle: maltreated treat (a person or animal) cruelly or with violence. "children die from neglect or are maltreated by their caregivers"" - It's a valid word. No correction required for Fergy's comment. Merriam Webster agrees.
@dannysands9341
2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the Arab also did the same
@hassanabdur-rahman1559
2 жыл бұрын
@@dannysands9341 no Arabs had anything to do with the transatlantic slave trade.
@martinpugh1008
2 жыл бұрын
@@hassanabdur-rahman1559 I partly agree with you but there were some who helped capture slaves to be forced onto ships to be taken away from their homes to the USA, UK the Caribbean parts of South America etc
@Swagmonkeyfan1306
9 жыл бұрын
Absolutely powerful, beautiful scene. I cried at the revelation part.
@playsbass1969
8 жыл бұрын
+Superswag fanboy69 I DID TOO JAMES EARL JONES AS; ALEX HALEY
@muddywitch9016
8 жыл бұрын
+charlton myers Its my favourite bit of all.
@davidjamessheets
5 жыл бұрын
Everyone cries.
@bobbycollierjr.3772
3 жыл бұрын
Today was my first time seeing this scene.When Kunta introduced himself to Kinte and said for I am you and you are me I couldn’t help it. A tear rolled down my cheek. I feel like we all as African Americans have this thing in us that desires to know who we are and where we came from.
@keturahwilson3366
3 күн бұрын
Rest in peace, James Earl Jones. Like with Darth Vader and Mustafa, you nailed this role!
@dariuszsobotka
9 жыл бұрын
The only way this ending could have been any more powerful, or poignant, would be if LeVar Burton had played Abdul Kinte (Alex Haley's newly revealed cousin)
@melaniemills4505
8 жыл бұрын
That would have been cool...I wonder why they didnt think of that? 😶
@muddywitch9016
8 жыл бұрын
+Melanie Haendel Maybe LeVar Burton was too busy
@paulallen8109
6 жыл бұрын
Melanie Haendel That would have been *way too obvious* . Also, reducing the actor to such a tiny role?
@four4four636
6 жыл бұрын
+Paul Allen and it just wouldn't have made since it would have been cheesy and cliche
@DeeNice681
5 жыл бұрын
LeVar was doing all kinds of TV Movies around this time. He was doing 'Ron LeFlore Story', 'Battered', and 'Dummy'. He was too busy for a little part!
@Schwing97
11 жыл бұрын
I started to cry when Alex Haley cried. Kinte was finally home.
@aissatasy3090
4 жыл бұрын
Me too, I'm crying.
@miketheman4341
4 жыл бұрын
To bad it was another AH lie.
@jamescorbett3611
4 жыл бұрын
it was faked the entire book and film is a hoax
@mqbitsko25
4 жыл бұрын
That's not Alex Haley.
@RancidKari
3 жыл бұрын
@@jamescorbett3611 you are a fucking idiot
@KianiKings
13 жыл бұрын
The ending gets me every single time, so heart rendering and if there's anything I have learnt from Roots, it is to appreciate those who have lived long on this Earth before me and who continue to breathe their knowledge and wisdom today.
@TXPAScot
2 жыл бұрын
One of the most electric scenes ever on television. Jones pulls off the full range of emotions, from weariness to joy at finding the connection at last: "Yes, that's who I am - Kinte."
@jessesands4099
5 жыл бұрын
Powerful moment in television history!😂
@ahmadamir7817
5 жыл бұрын
Greetings to James Earl Jones for the splendor of this scene
@ftjam5783
4 жыл бұрын
I always cry like a baby as I did when I first saw it back in the 70's ! There are so many of us that are dislocated in exile from Mother Africa! We all have a Kunta foreparent who violently was torn away! This scene gives hope of a reunion to tribe, village!
@jackiethomas249
Жыл бұрын
Thru Ancestry DNA testing it’s happening. I found two African cousins so far.
@xx-bw3ri
4 жыл бұрын
This is a blessing to find your people your ancestors an the living one's to tears of joy
@charlotteguy7
14 жыл бұрын
When he goes down that river, and all the descendants of Kunta Kinte come flashing by, it gives me chills.
@dat1boyjay
9 ай бұрын
I absolutely love that part.
@marvinmelton5073
Жыл бұрын
This mini series truly impacted my life in 1977!I knew about my Father side of the family,but didnt know much about my Mother side until 2 years ago and did the research and found the members of my Mother's Mother surname/maiden name Powell.This year we finally had our first family reunion and it was amazing!I owe all the respect and honor of Alex Haley and the mini series Roots!💯💯💯💯
@kjsinatl
11 жыл бұрын
The lesson is to appreciate your family history, learn from it to better yourself and benefit the further generations.
@gillyjames9609
5 жыл бұрын
Best series ever made! So sad 💔 how I wish Kizzy & the rest (& especially Kunte) could have gone back to meet their true 'Roots' and family. I hope Kunte's spirit was there! Alex Haley should have had photos taken of him with his family in Gambia xx I love all those characters and wish they didn't have to go through ANY of their struggles! God bless every one of them! 💖💙💚💛
@HMOCreations1807
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure he was!😀😀
@mariebrown4458
3 жыл бұрын
I Got Chills From This🙌 And I Can Picture Kunta Kinte's Spirit Saying " Thank You For Bringing Me Home" 💞
@angelasmith3967
2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@martinpugh1008
2 жыл бұрын
Yes absolutely I fully agree with you
@angelasmith3967
2 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't it be something, they exhumed his body, fly it back to his village to be buried? That would just make me cry the rest of my life. That an ancestor who was kidnapped from his country and after 200 years flown back to be buried in his homeland, chained free.
@angelasmith3967
2 жыл бұрын
I watched Roots when it premiered in '77. Now, 55, soon be 56, I've never gotten over the mini series. For the month of July, 2022 it aired all month on The Grio. Marathon was the 4th of July, l stayed home, no visitors, no cooking just to watch it from noon to midnight. I watched every episode it aired. I once dreamt about Kunta, my husband said, "well, that's the closest you'll get to him!" That was 10 years ago. Didn't want to wake up all l wanted to do is hold him.
@angelasmith3967
2 жыл бұрын
Watching the remake of Roots, l truly enjoyed, but I'm addicted to the original!
@Sassysweettea
8 жыл бұрын
I'm white but I cry when I watch this I'll never understand the pain but I feel the power sadness and joy of peopl
@arcmov24
7 жыл бұрын
hannah king I agree with you 100 %. I am Hispanic and it touches me too
@azurequincy
5 жыл бұрын
@guarddog22 Would you abandon your family for your ancestors family? No...we move forward and we pave new generations and new bonds. Just as you wouldnt move back to where your ancestors came from...which by my guess would be a cave or mountains.
@azurequincy
5 жыл бұрын
@guarddog22 Your ancestors didnt come from Europe none of our ancestors actually did. They didn't come from Africa either. We all use to be apart of a supercontinent before the plates divided (Depending on your beliefs) We all came from giant rocks and caves not fancy houses. We spent our early years being food or making food out of things that at the time were the top of the food chain.
@willypp13
5 жыл бұрын
hannah king omg do you realize all types of people been enslaved in one point of time, you cry for them but you sure don’t for the whites that been enslaved
@Moneyg73
5 жыл бұрын
He found his roots, which is what the movie was about. Kunta kinte made sure it stayed in the family. And it went so far to make a made for tv series that has the highest tv rating of all time.
@morrisgregory2348
4 жыл бұрын
This scene always makes cry tears of joy when Alex Haley finds his Roots 😁😁💕
@katytv4842
9 жыл бұрын
To those who keep talking trash. 1.Nobody is saying Haley didn't plagarize SOME of what was in his book-the fact is ALL writers plagarize to one degree or another-But that doesn't mean he did it CONSCIOUSLY; Have you any idea what goes through an artist's head at any one given time? He probably read "The African", put it away, and forgot about it, then went back to work on his research and got his wires crossed. Case in point, I'm working on a Western. When I started Buck Cross from Young Riders was at the back of my head, but it had been so many years since I'd seen the series that I wasn't conscious of it. Had the series not come out on DVD I would have sent the story in and been accused of plagarism. Realizing my goof I rewrote my manuscript. Note; Sometimes settling out of court is just easier than going through the legal headaches of not; Eitherway, it doesn't prove anything. 2. Haley is describing HIS family's experiences, not the overall shifts and trends of the African American experience. ie. Seen from the perspective of the big picture of course the book is inaccurate, but seen from the perspective of HIS family's personal history it isn't. 3.The only thing in question as far as accuracy is did he find the right Toby this side of the Atlantic and did he find the right member of the Kinte Clan that side of the Atlantic. The safest bet is he probably came as close as he could given the chaos and record gaps resulting from the American Revolution, The Articles of Confederation Period, the War of 1812, and the Civil War; Not to mention the chaos of African history and lack of a written record for most of that continent's history. 4.Let's just agree he had an ancestor named "Toby" from the Kinte Clan, and that what happened to him and his descendants was THEIR family's PERSONAL experience. Whether Kunta was our guy or not or whether the book and series represent every little detail of White/Black relations is irrelavent.
@thejusticeavengers1
9 жыл бұрын
I know myself as a writer will think I have an original idea only to later find out it wasn't and I had read it somewhere else 😂
@greedyd5524
6 жыл бұрын
There was no Kunte Kinte. He stole most of it and what he didn’t steal he made up. If the truth bothers you then that’s your problem
@four4four636
6 жыл бұрын
+Greedy D if you really think he plagiarised a whole book and got it through publication and syndication your a butterhead
@greedyd5524
5 жыл бұрын
KATY TV set up straw man argument. Defeat it. Celebrate defeating it. Repeat again. Nice try though
@newjerseylion4804
5 жыл бұрын
Well actually he Mis read the date certain slaves. Mama Izzy father wasn’t named Toby but hoping George because of his foot injury. Toby died 8 years before Izzy was born according to slave record. The likely scenario is kunta kinte slave name wasn’t Toby but George. Aunt Liz never told Alex Haley that kinte slave name was Toby, she told him that her grandpa told her his ( chicken George’s) grandfather was a man Mandinka warrior with the name kinte and he live near Gambia river.
@sakyo1456
3 күн бұрын
R.I.P. James Earl Jones,you'll always be remembered!
@jenniferweston7621
10 жыл бұрын
A great television moment!
@Carpenterdane
Жыл бұрын
This made me cry with happiness.
@1bIgFaTsOnOfAbItCh
Жыл бұрын
"I've found you, Kunta Kente!" To this day this part still give me chills. I'm Jewish and my wife is Black and one of our daughters have set out on the same journey for both sides of her lineage. She loves this film and draws inspiration from Alex Haley.
@varleeconneh8129
Жыл бұрын
This is emotional for ever time I see this documentary.
@BrotherDerrick3X
3 күн бұрын
One of his most powerful scenes in his illustrious career. May he rest in peace. James Earl Jones (January 17th, 1931- September 9th, 2024).
@melaniemills4505
8 жыл бұрын
We are you and you are us...aww! 🤗
@spacehunternebulanm7003
5 жыл бұрын
Melanie Haendel You’re a middle aged white woman. I think you’re just a tiny bit off, there.
@warldorwessarnoelt3936
3 жыл бұрын
I’m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that ethnocentrism, racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated, regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell, be kind and treat others with decency, while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. In a nutshell, forms of inequalities continue to exist, almost everywhere....centuries and decades later! With self love, self preservation, safe communities and UNITY, our survival will continue to be ENSURED!!!Thank you. Please don’t forget to hit the Subscribe button to follow my channel here on KZitem at Wes Smith LT. Be safe out there! The subscribe button: m.kzitem.info/news/bejne/x3qgumpjcYN5lZg
@GStampedeIII
3 жыл бұрын
@@warldorwessarnoelt3936 i appreciate you brother ✌🏾
@brandeebaker3716
3 күн бұрын
RIP JAMES EARL JONES.. A true king & legend ❤️.
@kelikel2
15 жыл бұрын
Although Alex Hailey's account turned out to be plagerized...the most important thing for me is what this saga symbolizes.from the taking of Kunta Kinte from his Afrcan home, the story of his capture being passed onto the generations and the rediscovery of the original African roots.The realization that u descend from a rich heritage..no matter the distance or the time passed ..u will forever be a son or daughter of the African soil. ...to be cont'd
@Moneyg73
5 жыл бұрын
That part
@ladymay7789
2 жыл бұрын
I love the family retrospective at the end where they went through the generations up to Alex. This episode never fails to bring tears to my eyes.
@DeeNice681
5 жыл бұрын
There were too Emmy snubs for the actors and actresses in Roots the next generations. Actors-Stan Shaw, Dorian Harewood, James Earl Jones, and Richard Thomas should have been nominated for their roles. Actresses-Debi Morgan, Irene Cara, Lynne Moody, and Bever-Leigh Banfield should have been nominated for their roles.
@Nemo-fq6mj
4 жыл бұрын
This series should've been played through the ages to teach the up coming generations the true history of the world, especially it's first occupants.. Africans.
@katytv4842
9 жыл бұрын
Sidenote; For a good many years I've been doing reearch into my family. I am of Native American, White, and Black heritage. I'm trying to pinpoint a Judy Walker married to a John Dalton from East Tennessee/Western North Carolina just before and after the Civil War. Do you know how many Judy Walkers and John Daltons there were in East Tennessee/Western North Carolina just before and after the Civil War. I totally get why Haley would hedge his bets and make an educated guess.
@johndalton3180
Жыл бұрын
Hi!
@barrypayton2832
2 күн бұрын
Beaucoup to the Great James Earl Jones. This portrayal of Alex Haley was the best for me. Making a full circle for the African Ancestors.
@forensicdarling
3 күн бұрын
Thank you, Alex, for continuing to bring us together.
@sthembisomotaung7268
4 жыл бұрын
I'm happy that I have find and write down my family history and family tree, I was inspired by this film,thank you mr Alex Haley.
@jwm66
Жыл бұрын
Malcolm X inspired Alex Haley to search for his Roots.
@citybythesea2010
4 жыл бұрын
I can't stand it....40 years later am I losing it...one of the most beautiful moments in television history.
@rodneymoore4360
2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this as teenager and was glued to the TV for night after night. Still today I never get tired of this emotional movie that has been part of this country for years and years to come. I
@lwmson
4 жыл бұрын
Whenever I see the scene with Haley reunited with his cousin, tears stream don my face, as I'm doing right now.
@xrarum7592
10 жыл бұрын
Great Film. Its a very emotional joyous occasion for anyone to trace their family. Caribbean Latino born in USA, I wish I could trace my ancestors and find out if I have any Taino , African, European or Spaniard background.
@christinaluna2055
3 күн бұрын
Only James Earl Jones could bring this to life RIP you were the greatest missing you already 😢❤
@SamaireP
10 жыл бұрын
Makes me cry every time I watch this :'}
@mizzkaykay93
5 жыл бұрын
Samaire Provost omg right! Same here!!
@davidh8924
3 жыл бұрын
Damn it. I knew I shouldn't watch this at work. Had to get up and go back into the warehouse. There were actual tears. I think I was sobbing a few times.
@hollyprincipato3287
2 жыл бұрын
Because of this movie, I want to trace my Italian Roots. I am supposed to be a DECENDANT of Caesar Augustus. So far I have gotten to my Great Grandfather and I am stuck.
@laminage
15 жыл бұрын
How touching is that. It took 208 Years, and Seven Generations but Alex Haley made it back and to think that the young man he was embracing was his very own cousin with whom he couldn't communicate with.
@joegarcia4420
5 ай бұрын
A few years back, I stumbled upon a website that traced families that lived in towns along the MX/TX border, mainly in the Big Bend area. Most of these places are ghost towns. I found my grandmother's name on the site and kept clicking the links related to her relatives. It went back to 1695, to my great-grandparents x7. All I could think about was this scene from Roots when Alex Haley yelled out, "I found you, you old African." I thought, "I found you, you old Mexican". I just wished they would air this miniseries again.
@zaytum
4 жыл бұрын
Every time i watch roots i creid God bless axel haley and His all toots famil jaferi Gambia🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
@albywhitelady
5 жыл бұрын
I thank God who put it into my heart to become interested in the history of slavery. I see how this deeply impacted on the lives of so many human beings and I understand how important it is to find our roots and stay anchored there. I am an Italian white from a town close to the African coast. I have seen many African people come there and I have always seen them with respect. Please God forgive us for what we've done. Please help us to see ourselves as brothers and not as races. God bless.
@tropicalflower8194
3 жыл бұрын
This scene always brings tears to my eyes.
@kelvinthomas4998
6 жыл бұрын
all I can say is powerful
@Lugarurmsr
15 жыл бұрын
I did my DNA TEST in D.C. I am Yoruba on my maternal line and Igbo on my paternal line. My paternal match was with a male from the villiage of Enugu. I was so damn happy. I do know that it is only about 1% of my total profile but somethng makes nothing look like a damn fool. That is what my Aunt taught me. I love this scene.
@odeds
3 күн бұрын
RIP James Earl Jones - this is my favorite part from his long career.
@carmelbronze9946
4 жыл бұрын
How ever many times I watch this scene, the impact is still the same, tears began to flow.
@DorCarlosFury
5 жыл бұрын
Impossible not cry , amazing moment
@Aakino
3 күн бұрын
R.i.p., James Earl Jones! 💐🌹💐😭
@RodrickColbert
3 күн бұрын
my FAVORITE James Earl Jones's scene! RIP!!!
@DarkStuff24
13 жыл бұрын
if Alex Haley and Martin Luther King were alive it would be truly amazing. Jesse Jackson is iconic. Did you see him crying when Obama was elected!
@worldwiderecordsllc.9429
5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful , I also love this piece, it reminds me of my grandma , very powerful.🔥
@anibalcesarnishizk2205
Жыл бұрын
When i turned 13 years , my mother gave to me as a present the book "Roots" , "Raíces" in Spanish.The miniserie had been broadcasted in Argentina in 1978.In Argentina there were slaves also.
@mightymudas
6 жыл бұрын
I am a madingo. Our history is not written. Our history is oral(spoken) . The griots who are based in west africa sing our history. Griots teach their children history.so you see our history always lives.
@anibalcesarnishizk2205
5 жыл бұрын
Mud bug In Spain i met a guy that was from spanish Guinea and he told me that africans were reluctant to accept the written word as part of their culture,oral tradition is very cherished.
@TheRTM
5 жыл бұрын
The Mandingo history is oral? Sorry to here that🙁
@justicehuman-rights7025
5 жыл бұрын
@@TheRTM so are you implying that you do not believe in oral history?
@appiehartman1864
5 жыл бұрын
Same years ago i found him the old German . Hans Hartmann. +- 400 years ago from ...Bremen.
@torieowens8277
5 жыл бұрын
I have Cherokee blood and Indians do that too. Myths are all oral, that have been passed down.
@kelikel2
15 жыл бұрын
Alex Hailey inspired people to connect to family history and heritage. The story, plagerized or not, should remind us that we are beautiful, strong people ..rich in history and culture with a proud and sound heritage that is is second to none. Slavery, colonialism and racism will never take away from who we are and what God has placed inside of us. .. to be cont'd
@Rita-23
4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite scenes!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽♥️♥️♥️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Loved this mini series!! Did not watch the remake. To me, there was nothing that could have made the original better.
@fay-amieaspen6046
Жыл бұрын
Have You watched Roots Next Generation & Alex Haley's Queen TV Series?
@Rita-23
Жыл бұрын
@@fay-amieaspen6046 Yes. It's been a while but I've seen both. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@kimmy1984
14 жыл бұрын
The part where the Kinte relative runs up to Alex always makes me cry so hard. I'm sure some of us have relatives in Africa that we will never meet. Such a shame.
@martinpugh1008
2 жыл бұрын
Yes like most if not all African Americans and UK the Caribbean parts of South America etc you almost certainly have distant relatives somewhere in Africa greetings from Wales uk
@towright
11 жыл бұрын
I just love Roots and the music! So powerful!
@yassersami
11 жыл бұрын
I love Alex Haley for his great great work in Roots - my favourite book I read after high school just before University after I watched the wonderful TV series it affected me alot I was so interested to assemble my family tree
@kevindouglas5333
3 жыл бұрын
Great? He stole a book and made up people
@akosuaayim888
2 жыл бұрын
His story is a fraud 😒 He does not descent from kunta kinte
@hassanabdur-rahman1559
2 жыл бұрын
@@kevindouglas5333 the book represents the reality of what happened to African Americans. I understand that you dismiss the book to try ease your conscious of what your ancestors did and how you are still benefiting from it.
@hassanabdur-rahman1559
2 жыл бұрын
@@akosuaayim888 The book represents all African Americans. It's a shame that you as a Ghanaian can't see that. African Americans are your people and you are their people.
@waynecooke7742
9 ай бұрын
I fricking love when the flute come in after, meeting his cousin
@EMomp
6 жыл бұрын
Everytime I watch this I cry
@EMomp
Жыл бұрын
Still crying
@natalieschannel7675
3 күн бұрын
Rest in Peace James Earl Jones
@rebeccamoore6965
6 жыл бұрын
I wish they would televise the whole series again. It was wonderful. Why they remade it I'll never know. The original was the greatest. I found the history of slavery horrible and very informative. Being white Canadian when in school this was never really taught much. 50's and 60's. The series really opened my eyes to the horrer especially the scene where Kizzy is sold.
@dianeoliver7613
3 ай бұрын
I get choked up each time i watch it. So great!
@Guardmn
5 жыл бұрын
This scene always made me cry,back then,and it still does today.Alex Haley.Wherever you are.Whether you know it or not.You did good.Rest In Peace Chief Petty Officer.Thank you for your service.And your gift to the world.
@Mathilda5xp
Жыл бұрын
Amen to that!
@RETROGEMS
14 жыл бұрын
I want to follow Mr. Haley's advice and talk to the oldest relatives in MY family and learn more of the family history.My maternal grandmother was from Texas and born to a Black-Cherokee mom, and Black-Irish dad.My maternal grandfather was originally from Louisiana and born to a Black father and Creole mother. He moved to Texas later on and that's where he met my grandmother.I can track back to my Sicilian great-grandparents on my dad's side and have a document pertaining to them.
@barbaragarb9453
2 жыл бұрын
Those of black Cherokee heritage are now officially recognized by the Cherokee Nations
@hassanabdur-rahman1559
2 жыл бұрын
What about your African heritage? Do you care anything about your African DNA?
@CrownMe13
2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this end scene as a child and pops shed a couple and I didn’t understand, but I do now
@laminage
3 жыл бұрын
Boy it took 201 Years and Eight Generations for a Descendant Of Kunta Kinte to come "Home".
@daChosenone3
2 ай бұрын
Your math not adding up 201 years years it only 2 maybe da start of da 3 generation u said 8 u can't count
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