Roots: The Gift
On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North.
- Year: 1988
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie
- Studio: David L. Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television
- Keyword: holiday, freedom, slavery, racism, captive
- Director: Kevin Hooks
- Cast: LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr., Jerry Hardin, Kate Mulgrew, Shaun Cassidy, Avery Brooks