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.
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January 30, 1977. ( 1977-01-30) Related. Roots: The Next Generations. 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.
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.
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S1.E1 ∙ Part I. Sun, Jan 23, 1977. 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. Chained with other captives, Kunta begins an agonized odyssey to the New World.
HISTORY® premieres “Roots” on Memorial Day 2016, airing over four consecutive nights at 9 p.m. beginning Monday, May 30, it was announced today by Paul Buccieri, President of A&E and HISTORY.
- Malachi Kirby
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. Chained with other captives, Kunta begins an agonized odyssey to the New World.
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A story of perseverance, one generation at a time. The entire Roots mini-series is now streaming on Hulu: hulu.tv/ROOTSLearn more about Hulu at http://www.hu...
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Roots: With Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Malachi Kirby, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne. An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots." Chronicles the history of an African man and his descendants sold into slavery in America.
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