The Importance of Roots to a White Girl in the 1970s

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Television was such a different experience 40 years ago.

In the days before VCRs, DVRs, streaming services, and other paraphernalia, when you heard an interesting show was going to be on, you planned for it. Such was the case with the first phenomenon of binge watching: the mini-series.