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The Roots tribute
The most touching segment of the 2007 Emmys was the 30th anniversary tribute to Roots, starting with Queen Latifah's testimonial to the 1977 miniseries' impact on TV and on American society, and ending with a standing ovation for several of the stars of Roots, including LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, Louis Gossett Jr., and Ben Vereen. Of course, it seemed anticlimactic to then make them present the award for this year's best miniseries, since no matter what won (it turned out to be Broken Trail), it certainly would not leave the footprint on TV history that Roots did.