8 movies to keep your black consciousness awake

Roots

This is a remake of the 1977 miniseries based on Alex Haley’s novel of the same name. Kunta Kinte is abducted from his African village and sold into slavery. He was then taken to America, where he tried to escape but was caught and maimed. He marries his plantation’s cook and they had a daughter. But their daughter is sold away from them. Find out what happened next?

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