Roots: The Next Generations
1979
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- Season 1 overviewJan 23-Jan 30, 19778 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. S1 E1 Jan 23, 1977
- Kunta Kinte is kidnapped on the way back from his ritual manhood training.
- 2. Part II Jan 24, 1977
- Kunta is put up for auction; he goes to the Reynolds plantation, where he is befriended.
- 3. Part III Jan 25, 1977
- In 1776, still driven by his memories as a Mandinka warrior, Kunta, now renamed Toby, escapes.
- 4. Part IV Jan 26, 1977
- In 1780, Kunta happily marries Bell but sadly his long-time friend Fiddler dies.
- 5. S1 E5 Jan 27, 1977
- Kizzy, who can read and write, is forced to reveal her role in helping Noah escape.
- 6. Part VI Jan 28, 1977
- In 1824, Kizzy's son becomes skilled at cock-fighting earning him the name "Chicken George."
- 7. S1 E7 Jan 29, 1977
- The nation erupts into war as Chicken George returns to find his sons married with families.
- 8. S1 E8 Jan 30, 1977
- Chicken George returns, allowing the family to safely leave and settle on its own land.
Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, set during and after the era of slavery in the United States. The series first aired on ABC in January 1977 over eight consecutive nights.
Episode list. Roots. Top-rated. Sun, Jan 23, 1977. S1.E1. Part I. In 1750, in Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself among his tribesmen in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him.
Roots: With Robert Reed, John Amos, Louis Gossett Jr., Lynda Day George. A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation.
Episodes. Sort. S1 E1 - Episode 1. January 22, 1977. 1 h 36 min. 18+. In Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him.
In 1750, in Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself among his tribesmen in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him.
The four-night, eight-hour event series developed by HISTORY, from A+E Studios, is a historical portrait of American slavery recounting the journey of one family and their will to survive and ...
A four-night, eight-hour event series, "Roots" is a historical portrait of one family's journey through American slavery and their will to survive and preserve their legacy in the face of unimaginable hardship. 1,492 IMDb 7.9 2016 6 episodes. X-Ray 16+.
Play all. An eight-hour event series, "Roots" is a historical portrait of one family's journey through American slavery and their will to survive and preserve their le...
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 Tennessee. His name was Alex Haley.
Roots: The Complete Miniseries. S1 E1 • Episode 1. Buy. From Alex Haley's Pulitzer Prize-winning book comes the stirring, sweeping saga of his unforgettable family and its struggle over many...
