Roots
1977
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- Season 1 overviewFeb 18-Feb 24, 19797 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. Chapter 1 -- 1880s Feb 18, 1979
- Alex Haley's saga continues with a controversial interracial marriage.
- 2. Chapter 2 -- Turn of the 20th Century Feb 19, 1979
- Tom's daughter marries a lumberyard laborer who eventually takes over the business.
- 3. Chapter 3 -- World War I Feb 20, 1979
- Will's daughter becomes the first of Kunta Kinte's descendants to go to college.
- 4. Chapter 4 -- The Great Depression Feb 21, 1979
- Simon Haley enlists in the Army and sees action in France; he and Bertha head North.
- 5. Chapter 5 -- World War II Feb 22, 1979
- Alex Haley learns his family history from his grandfather.
- 6. Chapter 6 -- Postwar Feb 23, 1979
- Alex drops out of college, marries Nan Branch and begins his writing career.
- 7. Chapter 7 -- The 1960s Feb 24, 1979
- Alex Haley retires from the Coast Guard and pursues his career as a freelancer.
