Roots: The Saga of an American Family#1 New York Times Bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, reissued to coincide with History Channel's new event series |
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African ain’t never Allah asked baby began Bell Bell’s big canoe big house Binta birds bout buggy cabin Chicken George cockfight couldn’t couscous dat’s dere dey’s didn’t exclaimed eyes face father feel fiddler fight finally gamecocks George’s goats Gran’mammy griot gwine hands head hear heard I’se Irene Juffure kafo kintango Kizzy Kizzy’s Kunta Kinte Kunta knew Kunta saw L’il Lamin Lawd looked mammy man’s Mandinka Massa Lea Massa Murray Massa Waller mates Matilda Miss Malizy Missy Anne morning mother niggers night nothin Nyo Boto Omoro pappy plantation rains roun saphie screaming seemed shouting Sister Sarah slave row soon sound Spotsylvania County staring sump’n talk talkin tell things thought told toubob Uncle Mingo Uncle Pompey village wagon walked watched white folks Wolof women y’all Yassuh you’s young’uns