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- 1. 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.
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.
Alex Haley (DAMON EVANS) joins the Coast Guard after leaving college. He meets and marries Nan Branch (DEBBIE ALLEN) before being sent to the South Pacific during WW II. In 1865 the United States' Civil War and slavery end, but Alex Haley's family history continues.
Tom Harvey (GEORG STANFORD BROWN) assumes the leadership of the black community in Henning, Tennessee from his aging father, Chicken George (AVON LONG). Tom establishes a school but trouble brews...
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.
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.
Roots: The Next Generations. Buy Roots: The Next Generations on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV. Page 1 of 5, 9 total items. Georg Stanford Brown and Paul Winfield star in a 1979...
Dec 23, 2020 · Incredible Finale from "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) This the emotional finale of the two-series saga, "Roots", when Alex Haley makes the final connection to his ancestor, Kunta...
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Feb 17, 1979 · Simon Haley (Dorian Harewood) spends World War I with the 92nd Infantry, Colored, in France. On his return to the States, Simon and his buddies Doxey (Charles Weldon) and Haywood (Bernie Casey) are greeted by a lynch mob in Knoxville, Tennessee.
