![]() ![]() Waller is changed to Reynolds, Lea is changed to Moore, and Murray is changed to Harvey. The differences include:Īll the characters’ surnames are different. Differences Between the Roots Television Series And Book There are numerous differences between the miniseries and novel that it is based on. The last seven chapters of the novel were later adapted in the form of a second mini-series, Roots: The Next Generations, in 1979. The novel spent 46 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List, including 22 weeks in that list’s top spot. The release of the novel, combined with its hugely popular televisiontelevision adaptation, Roots (1977), led to a cultural sensation in the United States. It portrays the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States, and follows his life and the lives of his alleged descendants in the U.S. Roots, a novel by Alex Haley, was published in 1976. Roots: The Saga of An American Family Television Mini Series ![]()
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