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Alex Haley's "Roots"

"Roots" tells the story of an American family. Give the names, words, places, and other answers in response to the hints.
Answers reflect both the book and both television miniseries.
The hints are in chronological order of the book and both television miniseries.
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Last updated: June 12, 2017
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First submittedJune 12, 2017
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Hint
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Main character/protagonist's full name
Kunte Kinte
Main character's father's first name
Omoro
Main character's mother's first name
Binta
First name of the main character's brother
Lamin
Country where the main character was born
The Gambia
Main character's ethnicity
Mindinka
Name of the main character's hometown
Juffure
Name of the major river in the homeland of the main character in his native language
Kamby Bolongo
Main character's word for white people
Toubob
Name of the ship that brought the main character from Africa
Lord Ligonier
Dysentery was known by this term on the slave ship
The flux
Colony (later state) where the main character was sold at an auction
Maryland
Hint
Answer
Main character's owner's last name
Waller
Main character's slave name
Toby
Name of the main character's wife
Bell
Name of the main character's daughter
Kizzy
Meaning of the name of the main character's daughter
stays put
Reason that the main character's daughter was sold from her parents' farm
forgery
__________ George
Chicken
George's teacher
Mingo
George's father's first name
Tom
Skilled trade of George's fourth son
blacksmith
Number of George's children
eight
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