Ah, the "phone voice!" My mom had one too!

I remember Roots well. As you can imagine, it was required viewing at my house. In fact, my mother not only allowed me to stay up to watch it, she INSISTED on it. I was 5 and in kindergarten.

She wanted me to understand our history and the brutality our ancestors faced. I honestly don't think I got the message, I was more traumatized than anything else and honestly, likely didn't have the maturity and cognitive ability to fully appreciate the lesson I was supposed to learn.