The king of TV miniseries finally has its Queen. Alex Haley’s Roots captured the attention of America as no other miniseries has. It is estimated that a hundred million Americans were tuned in for the ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The three part program, directed by ...
The ratings have been good so far. Better than good. But review by the people who are paid to view television movies with a critical eye have been mixed. “Queen,” the three-part miniseries based on ...
Slavery had no recognition of fathers, as none of families. That the mother was a slave was enough for its deadly purpose. By its law the child followed the condition of its mother. The father might ...
The Roots author’s follow-up novel Queen traces five generations of a second branch of his ancestry back to a town in Co ...
Before Sunday night and the start of “Queen,” she was known primarily for her work in the film “Boomerang,” her haircut and her recent marriage to Atlanta Braves right-fielder David Justice. Suddenly, ...
The miniseries Queen, part of CBS' strong Sunday night lineup, helped boost the network to No. 1 in the latest ratings contest despite a blockbuster showing by ABC's Michael Jackson interview. In the ...
Alex Haley died last year, but the trashing of his memory continues apace. “Alex Haley’s Hoax: How the Celebrated Author Faked the Pulitzer Prize-winning `Roots,’ ” screamed the front-page headline on ...
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