*Laurence Fishburne is the first major name to join A&E Networks’ remake of the 1977 miniseries, “Roots,” the network announced Wednesday. The series is set for simulcast on History, A&E and Lifetime ...

In April it was announced that LeVar Burton and Will Packer were set to executive-produce a remake of Roots, which will air on three channels: Lifetime, A&E and History. Roots, which originally aired ...

To recognize Black History Month, Book of the Day is digging into the archives to bring you some important interviews. In 1977, author Alex Haley... Alex Haley nearly lost it all writing 'Roots' To ...

HENNING, Tenn. (AP) -- Find the good and praise it. It's a phrase the late Alex Haley, author of the 1976 novel "Roots: The Saga of an American Family," often said during his life, from his days ...

"A condensed version of a portion of this work first appeared in Reader's Digest." Lillian Smith Book Award, 1977 ANAC copy 39088010334035 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, From the ...