television allowed an embracing of black pride. them is free. is free, honey. one of the reasons that roots was so incredibly popular is not because abc had so much faith in it, but because abc didn t. earlier miniseries were broadcast in weekly installments. and the abc executives determined that if roots were to fail, they could just be done with it in seven or eight nights. it was high risk, high reward. if it didn t work, you were out a lot of tv time and not many people watching. the television premiere on eight consecutive nights attracted the largest audience in the history of the media. there s something about it that seems to touch all human beings. it transcends age and race. entertainment was meeting humanity. i think that s the primary value is to lead humanity forward. if there s a legacy of television in the 70s, it s
of black pride. them is free. is free, honey. one of the reasons that roots was so incredibly popular is not because abc had so much faith in it, but because abc didn t. earlier miniseries were broadcast in weekly installments. and the abc executives determined that if roots were to fail, they could just be done with it in seven or eight nights. it was high risk, high reward. if it didn t work, you were out a lot of tv time and not many people watching. the television premiere on eight consecutive nights attracted the largest audience in the history of the media. there s something about it that seems to touch all human beings. it transcends age and race. entertainment was meeting humanity. i think that s the primary value is to lead humanity forward. if there s a legacy of television in the 70s, it s that you matter. while there s a lot going on
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television allowed an embracing of black pride. them is free. is free, honey. one of the reasons that roots was so incredibly popular is not because abc had so much faith in it, but because abc didn t. earlier miniseries were broadcast in weekly installments. and the abc executives determined that if roots were to fail, they could just be done with it in seven or eight nights. it was high risk, high reward. if it didn t work, you were out a lot of tv time and not many people watching. the television premiere on eight consecutive nights attracted the largest audience in the history of the media. there s something about it that seems to touch all human beings. it transcends age and race. entertainment was meeting humanity. i think that s the primary value is to lead humanity forward. if there s a legacy of
them is free. is free, honey. one of the reasons that roots was so incredibly popular is not because abc had so much faith in it, but because abc didn t. earlier miniseries were broadcast in weekly installments. and the abc executives determined that if roots were to fail, they could just be done with it in seven or eight nights. it was high risk, high reward. if it didn t work, you were out a lot of tv time and not many people watching. the television premiere on eight consecutive nights attracted the largest audience in the history of the media. there s something about it that seems to touch all human beings. it transcends age and race. entertainment was meeting humanity. i think that s the primary value is to lead humanity forward. if there s a legacy of television in the 70s, it s that you matter. while there s a lot going on in the world, television was a