Roots - Season 1 - Eps 7: Part VII

1977-01-2951 min⭐ 7.4/10

Chicken George returns to North Carolina to find his sons have married and started families - and to learn about a state law that says his status as a free man is forfeited if he stays more than 60 days. Meanwhile, the nation erupts in Civil War.

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About Roots

Roots

Title: Roots

First Air Date: 1977-01-23

Last Air Date: 1977-01-30

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.4/10 (from 226 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 2

Total Episodes: 8

Network: ABC

Genres: Drama

Production Companies: Unknown

Synopsis

The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.

Cast

John Amos

John Amos

Older Kunta Kinte

Madge Sinclair

Madge Sinclair

Bell Reynolds

LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Kunta Kinte

Olivia Cole

Olivia Cole

Mathilda

Ben Vereen

Ben Vereen

Chicken George Moore

Robert Reed

Robert Reed

Dr. William Reynolds

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