Roots: The Next Generations
1979
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January 22, 1977. 1 h 35 min. 18+. At age 16, Kizzy is sold and bears her new master's son, who grows up to become fun-loving Chicken George. Yearning to see her parents, Kizzy is comforted by Samuel Bennett, but they are ill-matched. When she returns to her birthplace, Kizzy learns of her parents' fates.
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Watch the eight-hour event series based on Alex Haley's novel, starring Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne and Anna Paquin. Follow the journey of Kunta Kinte and his descendants from Africa to America and beyond.
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S1 E1 - Part 1. Watch on supported devices. May 29, 2016. 1 h 38 min. TV-14. In 1750 in the river region of The Gambia in West Africa, Omoro Kinte and his wife, Binta, have their first child, a son named Kunta. Kunta is trained in Mandinka customs and is a dedicated student who dreams of traveling to the university. Entitled.
This video is currently unavailable. S1 E4 - Episode 4. January 25, 1977. 50min. NR. 1780. Kunta happily marries Belle but sadly his long-time friend Fiddler dies. Kunta wants to attempt escape again with Belle but the birth of a daughter named Kizzy changes his mind. This video is currently unavailable.
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Roots: The Complete Miniseries is a landmark television event that tells the epic saga of Kunta Kinte, a young African man who was captured and enslaved in America in the 18th century. Based on the bestselling novel by Alex Haley, the miniseries follows Kunta and his descendants as they struggle for freedom, identity and dignity. Watch the trailer, see the cast and buy or rent the award ...
The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War ...
Roots: The Complete Miniseries episodes (8) 1 Episode 1. 1/23/77. $5.99. His name was Kunta Kinte. Kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in America in 1767, he refused to accept his slave name of Toby. Heirs kept his heroic defiance alive, whispering the name of Kunta Kinte from one generation to the next until it reached a young boy growing up in ...
