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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.
Continuing the story of Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors, this award-winning sequel to Roots picks up the story at the conclusion of the Civil War, and covers the significant historic events that impacted Haley and his family, from Reconstruction and Jim Crow, through World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II.
Institutionalized military bias shackles America’s World War I black troops. Simon fights in France with the 92nd Infantry, Colored. He returns to marry Bertha; their first child is Alexander Murray Palmer Haley.
Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 20, 1979 Chapter 3 -- World War I Will's daughter Bertha becomes the first of Kunta Kinte's descendants to go to college, where she meets...
Chapter 3 -- World War I Aired Feb 20, 1979 History Drama Reviews Will's daughter Bertha becomes the first of Kunta Kinte's descendants to go to college, where she meets the...
S1.E3 ∙ Part III (1914-1918) Tue, Feb 20, 1979. Will and Cynthia Palmer's daughter Bertha is off to Lane College, the first in the family to do so. There she meets Simon Haley, a fellow student who is working his way through school.
Summary: Continuation of the chronicle of Alex Haley's family history, covering from 1882 through the 1970's. Part 3 of a seven part series, begins in 1914, with the town of Hemming growing along with the lumber company run by Wil.
