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'Roots' after 35 years, in Astoria

January 24, 2013 4:03 PM By DIANE WERTS. Special to Newsday

LeVar Burton in the original TV show, quot;Roots.quot;

Photo credit: Handout | LeVar Burton in the original TV show, "Roots."

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'ROOTS' REVISITED The legendary 1977 miniseries "Roots" is recalled by cast members Ben Vereen, Louis Gossett Jr., LeVar Burton and Leslie Uggams at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 at Astoria's Museum of the Moving Image. It's presented in collaboration with the PBS docuseries "Pioneers of Television," which explores the impact of "Roots" in a new episode Feb. 5 on WNET/13. Tickets at movingimage.us.

 

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