Roots 6 Video VHS

This is a nice set. It does not take up a lot of valuable space on my DVD shelf. The shipment arrived in perfect condition. Some reviewers have given a negative review of the set because it was damaged in shipment. Since Amazon has an excellent return/refund policy, I wonder they didn't just request a replacement instead of giving the set a two-star review. Illogical.

Everyone needs to watch. It's our history and it should never be forgotten. Happy to finally have it again on dvd. We watch it every year during Black History Month.

Great series

Great for my DVD collection, educational, history a must have, great acting

Just as advertised great value

I was a young child when this aired originally, but I've never seen it until now. So far I've only watched the first DVD, but I will make time each week to finish the whole series. I've always known Levar Burton was in it, but wow, he was so young! Of course I remember him from Reading Rainbow and then later on Star Trek, the Next Generation. But to my surprise, there were so many other stars - John Amos, Cicely Tyson, a very young Maya Angelou, Lou Gossett... oh my goodness, even celebrities that I haven't seen yet but I read about in the cast list like Robert Reed and Sandy Duncan, plus so many more. I had no idea they were in Roots. Now for the subject matter, it is hard to watch at times, but it is part of our history. Just watching the first DVD, I cried a few times. I don't think I will ever understand how anyone in history, no matter how long ago, could ever think that was ok. It is definitely a very ugly part of our history, but something that we should not forget about, just like the Holocaust. I agree with another reviewer in that it should be shown in school, but I could see that causing problems - meaning with acquiring parental permission due to the nudity (although natural) and of course the violence portrayed. One last thing, as far as my set of DVD's, at one part the sound was not timed properly with the way their mouths moved, but it didn't last too long. Maybe my DVD was defective. If I have anything else to add after I finish the whole series, I'll repost.

So happy to have the original Roots on dvd set! I like that the set comes with 7 discs, a disc for each episode plus a bonus feature! I love it!

The story has me understanding the struggle that black people went through in this time in history and I have more of a understanding about the story it self.