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Season 1 Breakdown

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Season 1 Guide (1977)

Roots Part I 1x01 Part I
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.
Jan. 23, 1977
Roots Part II 1x02 Part II
After a failed attempt at revolting, Kunte Kinte lands in America where he is sold into slavery. There he befriends fellow slave Fiddler.
Jan. 24, 1977
Roots Part III 1x03 Part III
America 1776: A now older Kunte Kinte's final attempt to escape causes his owners to amputate his right foot.
Jan. 25, 1977
Roots Part IV 1x04 Part IV
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.
Jan. 26, 1977
Roots Part V 1x05 Part V
1806: Kunte's daughter Kizzy is grown and is immediately raped by new owner Tom Moore after she is sold.
Jan. 27, 1977
Roots VI 1x06 VI
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 ...
Jan. 28, 1977
Roots Part VII 1x07 Part VII
1859: Chicken George returns home a free man and finds his son Tom married. Tom is later sent to fight in the Civil War.
Jan. 29, 1977
Roots Part VIII 1x08 Part VIII
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 ...
Jan. 30, 1977


Season 1 Characters

Mathilda played by Olivia Cole
Dr. William Reynolds played by Robert Reed
Mrs. Reynolds played by Lynda Day George
Toby played by John Amos
Kizzy Reynolds played by Leslie Uggams
Mrs. Moore played by Carolyn Jones
Mingo played by Scatman Crothers
Stephen Bennett played by George Hamilton
Sam Bennett played by Richard Roundtree
'Chicken' George Moore played by Ben Vereen
Tom Moore played by Chuck Connors
Fiddler played by Louis Gossett Jr.
Ames played by Vic Morrow
Missy Anne Reynolds played by Sandy Duncan
Kunta Kinte played by LeVar Burton
John Reynolds played by Lorne Greene
Bell Reynolds played by Madge Sinclair
Grill played by Gary Collins
Trumbull played by Lee de Broux
Genelva played by Tanya Boyd
Fanta played by Beverly Todd
Harlan played by Thayer David
Mama Ada played by Elma V. Jackson

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