My fondest hope is that 'Roots' may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall.

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Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the...

Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the...

Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over...

Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over...

Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the...

Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the...

Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he...

Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he...

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

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

I look at my books the way parents look at their children. The fact that...

I look at my books the way parents look at their children. The fact that...

Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward...

Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward...

In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.

In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.

In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and...

In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and...

When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person...

When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person...