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DVD, 2011
Current format, DVD, 2011, 30th anniversary edition, Available .
DVD, 2011
Current format, DVD, 2011, 30th anniversary edition, Available . Offered in 0 more formats
The saga begins with an African boy kidnapped from his homeland by slave traders and brought to America in captivity. As an adult, Kunta Kinte marries but gives up his last chance at escape when daughter Kizzy is born. She is later sold to another plantation and her son is sent to England to pay off a debt. The story spans 100 years of American history from the mid-18th to mid-19th century.
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English or Spanish, subtitles in French or Spanish ; Closed-captioned (English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing).
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