Roots

Who are you ? Where do you come from ? What are your roots (raíces)? Alex Haley , a black American writer, wrote a book about his family.The book was called "Roots".  When he was a boy , his grandmother, aunts and uncles told him about their family.  Alex's great -great-great-great-grandfather lived in a village in Africa. His name was Kunta Kinte. One day when he was sixteen ,four men captured him.They took him to America in a ship and they sold him as a slave. Kunta Kinte never saw his home or his family again.Two hundred years later , in 1967 Alex went to Africa  and found the village and his long lost African relatives again.

Haley's novel Roots, and the television drama  based on the novel were a phenomenal success and  led to(condujeron a)  a world wide interest in genealogy, particularly among African-Americans.

Listen to the memorable  opening theme to the TV series Roots .