Roots: The Next Generations
GOLDEN GLOBE® nominee
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Episodes
S1 E1 - Part 1
February 17, 19791 h 37 minTom Harvey (GEORG STANFORD BROWN) assumes the leadership of the black community in Henning, Tennessee from his aging father, Chicken George (AVON LONG).Available to buyS1 E2 - Part 2
February 18, 19791 h 35 minTom 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.Available to buyS1 E3 - Part 3
February 19, 19791 h 39 minSeventeen years later: Will Palmer (STAN SHAW) prospers as the owner of the lumber company.Available to buyS1 E4 - Part 4
February 20, 19791 h 38 minSimon 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.Available to buyS1 E5 - Part 5
February 22, 19791 h 36 min12-year-old Alex Haley (CHRISTOFF ST. JOHN) learns his family history from grandfather Will Palmer (STAN SHAW).Available to buyS1 E6 - Part 6
February 23, 19791 h 37 minAlex 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.Available to buyS1 E7 - Part 7
February 25, 19791 h 40 minAlex Haley (JAMES EARL JONES) is now a successful magazine writer; his latest assignment: an interview with Malcolm X.Available to buy
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Cast
- Debbi MorganDorian HarewoodPaul KosloStan ShawMarc SingerLynn HamiltonFay HauserIrene CaraRuby DeeHenry Fonda
Studio
- Warner Bros.
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