A ship full of white slave traders come and hunt down all of the natives to be sold into slavery, and forced to wear the name Toby. During the course of their forced journey, a group of slaves rebel, but fail to take over the ship. After weeks of travel, the ship lands in America, where the captured people are sold as slaves...
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01x08 Part VIII Aired: Jan. 30, 1977The 1860's: After the Civil War, freedom has come for Chicken George and other slaves. Chicken George and his family move to Henning, Tennessee … [continue reading]
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Previous Episodes
- 01x05 Part V (Jan. 27, 1977)
- 01x04 Part IV (Jan. 26, 1977)
- 01x03 Part III (Jan. 25, 1977)
- 01x02 Part II (Jan. 24, 1977)
- 01x01 Part I (Jan. 23, 1977)
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Directors
- Marvin J. Chomsky (1 episodes)
- John Erman (1 episodes)
- David Greene (1 episodes)
Writers
- Alex Haley (12 episodes)
- James Lee (III) (7 episodes)
- William Blinn (2 episodes)
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- Goof (miscellaneous): In one of the episodes Hank Williams song Take These Chains From My Heart was played but that song wasn't released until 1947.
- Goof (anachronisms): The Akan and Kunte Kinte discussed running north to the safety of the abolitionist movement in the supposed late 1700's (according to the story's timeline). The…
[show]Goof (anachronisms): The Akan and Kunte Kinte discussed running north to the safety of the abolitionist movement in the supposed late 1700's (according to the story's timeline). The abolitionist movement did not reach crusading proportions until the early 19th century.
[hide] - Goof (anachronisms): The early part of episode 5 centers around the attempted slave revolt caused by Nat Turner. The episode takes place in 1841. Nat Turner's revolt occurred in 1831.
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