Roots

What is the theme in Roots by Alex Haley?

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Slavery is an obvious theme in the story but I think a more specific theme would be "human rights". Roots is a story that illustrates the incompatibility of slavery with basic human dignity. The crux of incompatibility is the manner in which individual family members are sold without regard for family ties.