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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.
1 Video. 53 Photos. Biography Drama History. The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots. Creator. Ernest Kinoy. Stars. Debbi Morgan. Dorian Harewood. Paul Koslo. See production info at IMDbPro. 14 User reviews. 4 Critic reviews. Won 2 Primetime Emmys. 3 wins & 7 nominations total.
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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.
- February 18 –, February 24, 1979
- ABC
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Roots: The Next Generations. 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. 1,444 IMDb 7.8 1979 7 episodes. X-Ray 13+. Drama · Historical · Military and War. Available to buy. More purchase. options.
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Roots: The Next Generations. Top-rated. Tue, Feb 20, 1979. S1.E3. Part III (1914-1918) 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.
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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.
Roots: The Next Generations - Apple TV. Could there be a worthy follow-up to the most-watched miniseries ever? "We felt the other did so well," Alex Haley said, "that we should just let it hang there." Drama 1979. Starring Debbi Morgan, Dorian Harewood, Paul Koslo. Episodes. EPISODE 1. Part 1.
