On Monday the Museum of the Moving Image's ongoing Changing the Picture series of screenings and discussions here in NYC, which celebrates and explores the work of film and television artists of color, presented Making Roots, Making TV History - a discussion with Ben Vereen, Lou Gossett Jr., LeVar Burton, and Leslie Uggams (stars of the landmark television miniseries) on the show's production and its long-lasting legacy. The discussion was moderated by Donald Thoms, Vice President of Programming for PBS, presented in collaboration with Pioneers of Television, the four-part PBS...
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