Roots: The Gift

Roots: The Gift (1988)

December 11th, 19881h 33min

Drama, History, TV Movie
68%

Overview

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.


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