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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.
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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.
- (2.8K)
- 1979-02-18
- Biography, Drama, History
- 120
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. 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
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.
- 97 min
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.
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...
Roots: The Next Generations is a television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from 1882 to the 1960s, the fictionalized story of the family of Alex Haley and their life in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA.
