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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.
Roots: The Next Generations is an American television miniseries based on the last seven chapters of Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. First aired on ABC in February 1979, it is a sequel to the 1977 Roots miniseries, tracing the lives of Kunta Kinte's descendants in Henning, Tennessee, from 1882 to 1967.
Roots: The Next Generations: Created by Ernest Kinoy. With Debbi Morgan, Dorian Harewood, Paul Koslo, Stan Shaw. The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.
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Watch Roots: The Next Generations Free Online | Post Civil War and slavery, Alex Haley's family history continues with this new chapter for the progeny of Kunta Kinte and their quest for freedom.
- Debbi Morgan
- January 1, 1979
At the home of Beeman Jones, Tom is pressed to support the Democratic party in return for a guarantee to protect civil rights. Carrie Barden is a black teacher who borrows books from the Warner's library and meets the Colonel's son, Jim.
Roots: The Next Generations Part 1. Tom Harvey (GEORG STANFORD BROWN) assumes the leadership of the black community in Henning, Tennessee from his aging father, Chicken George (AVON LONG)....
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Roots: The Next Generations. Season 1. In 1865 the United States' Civil War and slavery end, but Alex Haley's family history continues. A new chapter begins for the descendants of Kunta Kinte and their quest for full freedom. 1,472 IMDb 7.8 1979 7 episodes. 13+.
