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Status: Canceled/Ended
# of Seasons: 1

Normal Episodes: 8
TV Specials: 0
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	1x01 Part I (Air Date: Jan. 23, 1977) Gambia, West Africa 1767: A young 17 year old named Kunte Kinte is taken by slave traders and transported to America, facing an uncertain future.
	1x02 Part II (Air Date: Jan. 24, 1977) After a failed attempt at revolting, Kunte Kinte lands in America where he is sold into slavery. There he befriends fellow slave Fiddler.
	1x03 Part III (Air Date: Jan. 25, 1977) America 1776: A now older Kunte Kinte's final attempt to escape causes his owners to amputate his right foot.
	1x04 Part IV (Air Date: Jan. 26, 1977) 1778: Now working with the plantation master as his wagon driver, Kunte marries Bell (who nursed him after he lost his foot) and fathers Kizzy.
	1x05 Part V (Air Date: Jan. 27, 1977) 1806: Kunte's daughter Kizzy is grown and is immediately raped by new owner Tom Moore after she is sold.
	1x06 VI (Air Date: Jan. 28, 1977) 1824: Kizzy has a son named Chicken George and his father is plantation owner Tom Moore. Chicken George grows up to be a fighting rooster trainer and is sent to England.
	1x07 Part VII (Air Date: Jan. 29, 1977) 1859: Chicken George returns home a free man and finds his son Tom married. Tom is later sent to fight in the Civil War.
	1x08 Part VIII (Air Date: Jan. 30, 1977) The 1860's: After the Civil War, freedom has come for Chicken George and other slaves. Chicken George and his family move to Henning, Tennessee to start a new life.

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