The Movie Roots

In the history of the United States nothing has brought more shame to the face of America than the cold, premeditated years of keeping black people in captivity, which is known as slavery. Accordingly, slavery can be defined as an inhumane action done to an individual or group of people that causes either physical or mental harm. Slavery, at its very core was a cruel and heartless institution; from the idea behind it to the …

…figure out that blacks were brutally beaten emotionally and physically. Yet, overall this is an excellent movie and I would it to high school students and junior high students. Simply because it is extremely important that young people know all the history of this country as soon as possible, so that they can have a clear understanding of what needs to be done for the future so that events like this do not happen again!