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So the first thing the seeds of it started when i read my very first novel which happened to be the book roots uh everybody was talking about it you know i didn't have any love for adult books at the age of nine.
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I don't think people walk around think about slavery in a deep way all the time in their daily lives obviously exposed to Roots When I was very young and studied it in college.
Alex Haley was another one in 1977 uh for his book Roots which I never knew it had a a colon but I didn't the full the full title of roots was Roots colon The Saga of an American family.
They kind of whitewashed slavery up until roots came out like they didn't really dive into just how bad it was from what i from what i've heard until roots came out roots was the first representation of what of them.
Bert Kreischer The Joe Rogan Experience · May 2022 Alex Haley was another recipient in 1977 for his book Roots, which, surprisingly, had a colon in its full title: Roots: The Saga of an American Family. I think I may have seen it before on the cover, but they never really emphasized the colon, making it seem implied.
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley is a monumental historical novel that traces several generations of an African American family from freedom through slavery to emancipation, leaving a profound mark on American culture and historical awareness. On The Book Review in July 2024, Colson Whitehead reflected on encountering the book at a very young age and studying it in college, noting how it shaped his early understanding of slavery. On The Joe Rogan Experience in June 2024, Bert Kreischer discussed the cultural impact of the book and its television adaptation, arguing that it provided the first truly honest and unvarnished depiction of slavery's brutality in mainstream American discourse. The hosts of Stuff You Should Know explored the historical significance of Haley receiving a special Pulitzer citation in 1977, noting the exact full title of the work and examining the controversies surrounding its publication. Additionally, Hakeem Oluseyi shared on StarTalk Radio in June 2021 that reading the book as a young boy was his very first introduction to adult literature, sparking a deep and lasting intellectual curiosity. Across various podcasts, speakers consistently emphasize the book's role as a cultural watershed that forced the nation to confront its painful history.
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Bert Kreischer they kind of whitewashed slavery up until roots came out like they didn't really dive into just how bad it… 1
“they kind of whitewashed slavery up until roots came out like they didn't really dive into just how bad it was from what i from what i've heard until roots came out roots was the first representation of what of them”
Colson Whitehead I don't think people walk around think about slavery in a deep way all the time in their daily lives obviou… 1
“I don't think people walk around think about slavery in a deep way all the time in their daily lives obviously exposed to Roots When I was very young and studied it in college”
Hakeem Oluseyi so the first thing the seeds of it started when i read my very first novel which happened to be the book ro… 1
“so the first thing the seeds of it started when i read my very first novel which happened to be the book roots uh everybody was talking about it you know i didn't have any love for adult books at the age of nine”
Josh Clark Alex Haley was another one in 1977 uh for his book Roots which I never knew it had a a colon but I didn't t… 1
“Alex Haley was another one in 1977 uh for his book Roots which I never knew it had a a colon but I didn't the full the full title of roots was Roots colon The Saga of an American family”
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“Alex Haley was another recipient in 1977 for his book Roots, which, surprisingly, had a colon in its full title: Roots: The Saga of an American Family. I think I may have seen it before on the cover, but they never really emphasized the colon, making it seem implied.”
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“I don't think people people walk around think about slavery in a deep way all the time in our daily lives um obviously exposed to Roots”
“and this old professor said it should have won the piter prize except that it came out the year of roots”
“But I remember, you know, growing up, you know, when Roots came out and stuff like that and black people saying what it felt like to just not know where you were from, have no history, none of that type of stuff, like how that, like, you know, it's like if you, whenever I move, even if I go to”
“have you seen that roots movie yeah me my grandma watch that”
“no other than making a new one they did make it it came out it just wasn't that popular”
“do you think we'll ever get to a place where six nine will be in it we'll be in roots”
“there was this book that this woman had written about slavery and I don't know if at the time it was like talked about as like in some way related to roots or what”
“seem like the first two episodes of roots have you ever seen roof oh yeah it was just like that it was very everything was dark and very you know”
“I didn't know they did that I didn't see that in Roots you know it wasn't all bad every once in a while they had like a company party”