There was a great deal of inbreeding between the Indians and the slaves. Genetically speaking, black people are some part black, some part European.

History is written by winners.

I wasn't going to be one of those people who died wondering what if? I would keep putting my dreams to the test - even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people.

There was a great deal of inbreeding between the Indians and the slaves. Genetically speaking, black people are some part black, some part European.

Racism and hatred are synonymous.

Tying the little folks with the older folks is a great and powerful tool to preserve and to protect the family and the individual.