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In which miniseries did Asner win an Emmy?

  • Roots

  • The Thorn Birds

  • North and South

  • War and Remembrance

Answer

Edward Asner won an Emmy for his role in the miniseries Roots, which aired on ABC from January to February 1977. Roots was based on the Alex Haley novel of the same name, and it chronicled the history of African Americans from their enslavement in Africa to the Civil War. Asner played the role of Kunta Kinte, a young man who is captured and sold into slavery in America.
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