Roots: The Gift
On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North.
Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie
Director: Kevin Hooks
Actors: Avery Brooks, Brandy Brown, Jerry Hardin, John McMartin, Kate Mulgrew, LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr., Maria Bryant, Michael Learned, Shaun Cassidy