Which 1977 miniseries, based on Alex Haley's novel, traced the lineage of an African American family from 18th-century Gambia to post-Civil War Tennessee and drew a record 100 million viewers?

• A Roots ✓
• B The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
• C The Color Purple
• D Queen

Roots was a cultural phenomenon ΓÇö its finale remains one of the highest-rated TV episodes ever ΓÇö and sparked nationwide interest in genealogy and the history of slavery.