Name: Roots: The Next Generations
Released: 1979-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Debbi Morgan, Dorian Harewood, Paul Koslo

TV Show · Drama · History

This sequel follows the complex history of Haley's own family, from the American Civil War up to the point when Haley himself journeys to Africa to investigate his genealogy.

1979 · 1h 36m

Starring Debbi Morgan, Dorian Harewood, Paul Koslo

Director John Erman

EPISODE 1

- 1880s

Alex Haley's saga of a black American family resumes in 1882 Henning, Tenn., with blacksmith Tom Harvey as the family patriarch. This episode: Black schoolteacher Carrie Barden marries Jim Warner, white son of the town's leading citizen.

1h 36 min
EPISODE 2

- Turn of the 20th Century

Tom's daughter Cynthia marries Will Palmer, a lumberyard labourer who eventually takes over the business when its hard-drinking owner loses control.

1h 35 min
EPISODE 3

- World War I

Will's daughter Bertha becomes the first of Kunta Kinte's descendants to go to college, where she meets the young and ambitious Simon Haley.

1h 38 min
EPISODE 4

- The Great Depression

In 1918, Simon Haley enlists in the Army and sees action in France; upon his return to the United States, he and Bertha leave Henning to attend school in the North.

1h 36 min
EPISODE 5

- World War II

Twelve-year-old Alex Haley learns his family history from his grandfather, Will Palmer.

1h 35 min
EPISODE 6

- Postwar

After dropping out of college and joining the Coast Guard, Alex meets and marries Nan Branch. Later he re-enlists and begins his writing career.

1h 35 min