"Roots" is a TV series released in the United States in 1977. The whole TV series is adapted from the novel of the same name written by a black writer. It was officially broadcast on January 23, 1977, and it was divided into eight different parts. The main content of the film is to describe a history of blood and tears of black people from being trafficked to seeking spiritual roots from the mouths of several generations.
The film begins in 1750, when a black baby boy was born in the Gambia region of West Africa. At that time, he left his family and went to the forest to learn the ability to survive. Unfortunately, he was caught by white slave traders in the forest. At the age of 16, he was deprived of his freedom and dignity, and was taken to the ship to the American continent like an animal. Accompanied by the familiar drumbeat, he left his father and relatives, and began a humiliating and tragic slave career. In order to fight for his own freedom, the hero ignited a strong flame in his heart and supported himself to work hard Fight and struggle.