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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.
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- 1979-02-18
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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. 1,451 IMDb 7.8 1979 7 episodes. X-Ray 13+. Drama · Historical · Military and War. Available to buy. More purchase. options.
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Thu, Feb 22, 1979. It's now 1932 and these are hard times during the Depression. A young Alex Haley is living with his parents Bertha and Simon and his grandparents. Simon is frustrated working at the lumberyard but with a Master's degree in agriculture, dreams of breaking free and teaching.
Buy. CC. Roots: The Next Generations. 181M subscribers. Subscribed. 68. Roots: The Next Generations S1 E1. Tom Harvey (GEORG STANFORD BROWN) assumes the leadership of the black...
A new chapter begins for the descendants of Kunta Kinte and their quest for full freedom in Roots: The Next Generations. Buy Roots: The Next Generations: Season 1 on Google Play,...
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