American Quote by David Olusoga

I remember 'Roots' growing up and the cultural impact it had on the country. Watching 'Roots' was not the cool remove of reading about…

— John Ridley

Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same.

— Henry Louis Gates

I have always found it curious that Americans consider Roots' an American story. I first watched it growing up in Zimbabwe, and I naturally…

— Rege-Jean Page

I was 7 years old when 'Roots' was first broadcast, and my parents gathered all us kids around the TV to learn about how…

— Colson Whitehead

We understand 'Roots,' and that experience was mind-boggling, and it changed the way society viewed race relations. It was incredibly important. With 'Roots,' I…

— Esai Morales

'Roots' was a massive responsibility because it is this foundational text in the States and it also resonates fairly strongly with pretty much any…

— Rege-Jean Page

I was 22 when my mother gave me the original box set of 'Roots' and she said, 'I want you to watch this.' I…

— Malachi Kirby

I think 'Roots' is a courageous record with some really cool stuff in it.

— Max Cavalera

The thing is, so much of the African American experience is about the redefinition of roots because of slavery. We were uprooted, and there's…

— Cheo Hodari Coker

What will make the 'Bitter Root' film unique is that it is a Black-owned, Black-created storyline steeped in the history of the Harlem Renaissance…

— Jason Johnson

I remember growing up watching John Hughes movies and watching these white kids from suburban Chicago. I connected to them even though I didn't…

— Rick Famuyiwa

“I always root for the black man, like penance for something I had not part in creating.”

— J.M. August