*On this date in 1977, ABC-TV began televising the Roots mini-series. This television show (which would go on to be the most-watched mini-series in history) was based on the book by Alex Haley.
The January 30th installment (final episode) became the third most-watched TV program in history, with a 51% rating.
Africana The Encyclopedia of the African and
African American Experience
Editors: Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Copyright 1999
ISBN 0-465-0071-1
