roots was very inaccurate about where the black slaves came from, and everyone has been misled because of it for years.
white people just didn't run around in Africa with nets grabbing up black people.
most blacks were slaves and servants sold from African kings and trade circuits to the Europeans.
sure white people didn't treat them as good as they were before, but they were no more free then afterward.
in fact, they should thank American whiteys for having a war and risking many of their own lives for the sake of black people.