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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.
IMDb 7.819797 episodes
X-Ray13+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Part 1
    February 17, 1979
    1 h 37 min
    13+
    Tom Harvey (GEORG STANFORD BROWN) assumes the leadership of the black community in Henning, Tennessee from his aging father, Chicken George (AVON LONG).
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  2. S1 E2 - Part 2
    February 18, 1979
    1 h 35 min
    13+
    Tom Harvey's daughter, Cynthia (BEVER-LEIGH BANFIELD) falls in love with Will Palmer (STAN SHAW) a railroad worker who soon lands a job at the lumber company.
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  3. S1 E3 - Part 3
    February 19, 1979
    1 h 39 min
    13+
    Seventeen years later: Will Palmer (STAN SHAW) prospers as the owner of the lumber company.
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  4. S1 E4 - Part 4
    February 20, 1979
    1 h 38 min
    13+
    Simon Haley (DORIAN HAREWOOD) spends World War I with the 92nd Infantry, Colored, in France. On his return to the States, Simon and his buddies Doxey (CHARLES WELDON) and Haywood (BERNIE CASEY) are greeted by a lynch mob in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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  5. S1 E5 - Part 5
    February 22, 1979
    1 h 36 min
    13+
    12-year-old Alex Haley (CHRISTOFF ST. JOHN) learns his family history from grandfather Will Palmer (STAN SHAW).
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  6. S1 E6 - Part 6
    February 23, 1979
    1 h 37 min
    13+
    Alex Haley (DAMON EVANS) joins the Coast Guard after leaving college. He meets and marries Nan Branch (DEBBIE ALLEN) before being sent to the South Pacific during WW II.
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  7. S1 E7 - Part 7
    February 25, 1979
    1 h 40 min
    13+
    Alex Haley (JAMES EARL JONES) is now a successful magazine writer; his latest assignment: an interview with Malcolm X.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
John ErmanCharles S. DubinGeorg Stanford BrownLloyd Richards
Producers
Stan MarguliesDavid L. Wolper
Starring
Debbi MorganDorian HarewoodPaul Koslo
Studio
Warner Bros.
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