My fondest hope is that Roots may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall.
Source: From Rand Lindsly's HUGE Quotations File.
-- Alex Haley, (Aug 11 1921-1992), US novelist, journalist; His historical fiction, Roots, 1976, depicted the struggles of American blacks and became the most-watched dramatic show in TV history.