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Roots, Episode 6: The Choice

Views Kunta, despite his penchant for solitude, marrying Bell, the plantation cook. Relates his plans for another escape, even as the time approaches for the birth of their first child. Confronts the choice he must make between escape and family obligations as Kunta performs the Mandinka naming ceremony. Concludes with Kunta recounting the traditions of the Mandinka heritage to Kizzy, his infant daughter, ignoring the distant drum beating the signal to escape.

More in Roots Series

  1. Roots, Episode 10: The War 1977
  2. Roots, Episode 11: Freedom, Part 1 1977
  3. Roots, Episode 12: Freedom, Part 2 1977
  4. Roots, Episode 1: The African, Part 1 1977
  5. Roots, Episode 2: The African, Part 2 1977
  6. Roots, Episode 3: The Slave, Part 1 1977
  7. Roots, Episode 4: The Slave, Part 2 1977
  8. Roots, Episode 5: The Escape 1977
  9. Roots, Episode 6: The Choice 1977
  10. Roots, Episode 7: Uprooted 1977
  11. Roots, Episode 8: Chicken George, Part 1 1977
  12. Roots, Episode 9: Chicken George, Part 2 1977

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record

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