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Roots: The Next Generations – Season 1, Episode 1 Chapter 1 -- 1880s

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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.
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Synopsis 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.
Creator
Alex Haley
Executive Producer
David L. Wolper
Screenwriter
Ernest Kinoy
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 18, 1979