The 1976 best seller 'ROOTS' was written by Alex Haley and is a historical novel about an African-American family's journey from their African homeland to the United States. It follows the story of Kunta Kinte, a young man who is captured and sold into slavery in the United States. The novel was adapted into a television miniseries in 1977, which won nine Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. It was also nominated for 37 Primetime Emmy Awards and won a Peabody Award. The novel was a huge success, selling over 1 million copies in its first year and becoming one of the best-selling books of all time.