“This show interestingly enough is coming out at a time where there are enormous racial problems between blacks and whites.” “ ‘Roots” was important at that time because there had been no show that had been done to talk to the history of black America,” said “Queen” producer Mark Wolper. Halle Berry plays Queen Danny Glover, Ann-Margret, Jasmine Guy, Martin Sheen and Timothy Daly are among the featured stars. Throughout her life, Queen had to battle racism and poverty and ultimately, mental illness. “Queen” explores the origins and life of Haley’s paternal grandmother, who was born out of a love affair between a slave and a plantation owner before the Civil War. Sixteen years ago, the late Alex Haley tapped into the American consciousness with his landmark ABC miniseries “Roots.” More than 100 million people tuned into the 12 hour-drama, based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning 1976 best-seller, which chronicled Haley’s maternal ancestors’ origins from Africa and their passage from slavery to freedom in America.Īudiences will see a far different family story depicted in “Alex Haley’s Queen,” the lavish, six-hour miniseries that begins Sunday on CBS.
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