Task: Explanation
Input (English): Kunta Kinte ( 1750 – 1822; ) is a character in the novel "" by American author Alex Haley. Haley claimed that Kunta Kinte was based on one of his ancestors: a Gambian man who was born in 1750, enslaved and taken to America and who died in 1822. Haley said that his account of Kunta's life in "Roots" was a mixture of fact and fiction. The extent to which Kunta Kinte is based on fact is disputed. Question: LeVar Burton plays Kunta Kinte in a miniseries based on a novel by what authro? Answer: Alex Haley
Output (English): Kunta Kinte  1750 – 1822;  is a character in the novel  by American author Alex Haley.