Fifth episode of an adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors, Kunta Kinte, was captured and sold into slavery. The series follows the struggle for freedom which began with the young man's abduction and was continued by his descendants.
"Fifth episode of an adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors, Kunta Kinte, was captured and sold into slavery. The series follows the struggle for freedom which began with the young man's abduction and was continued by his descendants."@en
"A 1977 television adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots. It traces his family's history from mid-18th century Africa through the American Civil War and Reconstruction."
"The story continues as Chicken George marries Matilda and fathers several children. He becomes his owner's prized trainer but is later sent off to England to pay off a debt."
"An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era."
"An adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors, Kunta Kinte, was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boy's abduction to America and continued throughout the generations that followed. Episode 5, Chicken George is sent to England as payment for his owner's gambling debt. Fourteen years later, he returns home a free man."@en
"Chicken George is sent to England as payment for his owner's gambling debt. Fourteen years later, he returns to American a free man. The Civil War erupts, and the era of slavery draws to an end."@en
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