Black History Month 2013: Best black history movies

Black History Month 2013: Best black history movies

“Roots” (1977): Alex Haley chronicles the story of his own family across many generations. Beginning with Kunta Kinte, an 18th century African who is captured and sold into slavery in the United States and tracing Kinte’s life and the lives of his descendants in the U.S. until he comes to Haley himself. This film gives a thorough look into the history of one African American bloodline.

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