In the first episode of Roots, we meet two main characters: Kunta Kinte, a young boy growing up in the area of Gambia in West Africa, and Captain Davies, the new captain of a slave ship.
Kunta Kinte
We
meet Kunta Kinte as he is born, grows up and goes through manhood
training. We learn a little bit about what his tribe believes and how
they live. Soon after he goes through his manhood training, he is
captured by slave traders and taken aboard a slave ship headed for
America.Captain Davies has just become the captain of a slave ship and he is not sure how he feels about slavery. His First Mate, Mr. Slater tries to teach him how to be a “good” slave ship captain, but it is very hard for the Captain to adjust. He is basically a good man who finds himself doing a very bad thing.
Captain Davies
As the episode ends, Kunta Kinte and 160 other slaves are captives onboard the Lord Ligoneer and are trying to find a way to escape.
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