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LeVar Burton: When They See Us is as essential as Roots
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“I had to keep breathing,” the Roots star tweeted of Ava DuVernay's Netflix docuseries on the 1989 Central Park jogger case. “Episode #1 nearly broke my heart, however I’ll keep watching. This is essential viewing for EVERY American! As essential to your understanding of America as was, ROOTS! Brava, @ava.”
TOPICS: When They See Us, Netflix, Roots (1977), Ava DuVernay, LeVar Burton
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