Roots: The Next Generations

Part I (1882-1883) (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 99 min | Biography, Drama, History

It's now April 1882, 12 years later. Chicken George returns to live with Tom Harvey and his wife Irene. Tom travels to Memphis to attend a Republican convention but soon learns that his first class ticket for the train has little meaning ...See moreIt's now April 1882, 12 years later. Chicken George returns to live with Tom Harvey and his wife Irene. Tom travels to Memphis to attend a Republican convention but soon learns that his first class ticket for the train has little meaning to the conductor who refuses to let him on and tells him to ride in the baggage car. Colonel Frederick Warner is also traveling to Memphis and intercedes on Tom's behalf. At the home of Beeman Jones, Tom is pressed to support the Democratic party in return for a guarantee to protect civil rights. Carrie Barden is a black teacher who borrows books from the Warner's library and meets the Colonel's son, Jim. Carrie is a college graduate and the two have much in common, including poetry and literature. They are soon spending a good deal of time together and Jim quickly falls in love with her. When he asks her to marry him, she runs away. Col. Warner won't hear of it however and approaches Tom Warner to have her removed from her teaching position. It all becomes moot when Jim and Carrie run off to be married but when the newlyweds return to town, it generates a harsh reaction from the townsfolk and from the Colonel who disowns Jim. Elizabeth Harvey is seeing John Dolan and her mother tells her that if she wants to keep company with a boy, she needs to ask her father's permission. He refuses after meeting the boy and deciding his father was most likely a white man. She decides she wants to become a teacher. One generation comes to an end when Chicken George dies after an accident. Written by garykmcd See less

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Georg Stanford Brown Tom Harvey Tom Harvey See fewer	Stir Crazy (1980)
Olivia de Havilland Mrs. Warner (as Olivia De Havilland) Mrs. Warner (as Olivia De Havilland) See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Henry Fonda Colonel Frederick Warner Colonel Frederick Warner See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
Paul Koslo Earl Crowther Earl Crowther See fewer	The Omega Man (1971)
Avon Long Chicken George Moore Chicken George Moore See fewer	The Sting (1973)
Lynne Moody Irene Harvey Irene Harvey See fewer	Knots Landing (1979)
Greg Morris Beeman Jones Beeman Jones See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1966)
Marc Singer Andy Warner Andy Warner See fewer	The Beastmaster (1982)
Richard Thomas Jim Warner Jim Warner See fewer	The Waltons (1972)
Fay Hauser Carrie Barden Carrie Barden See fewer	The Hot Chick (2002)
Brian Stokes Mitchell John Dolan (as Brian Mitchell) John Dolan (as Brian Mitchell) See fewer	The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Debbi Morgan Elizabeth Harvey Elizabeth Harvey See fewer	Eve's Bayou (1997)
Kathleen Doyle Lucy Damson Lucy Damson See fewer	The Family Man (2000)
Ja'net DuBois Sally Harvey Sally Harvey See fewer	Good Times (1974)
Lou Frizzell Conductor (as Lou Frizzel) Conductor (as Lou Frizzel) See fewer	The Front Page (1974)
Don Keefer Mr. Hapgood Mr. Hapgood See fewer	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Cynthia Sye Cynthia Harvey Cynthia Harvey See fewer	Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Royce Wallace Minnie Minnie See fewer	ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
Wendy Glass Patience Patience See fewer	Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Luise Heath Mrs. Jones Mrs. Jones See fewer	In the Hive (2012)
Albert Reed J. W. Boyd J. W. Boyd See fewer	Airport (1970)
Essex Smith Servant Servant See fewer	Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Ray Hemphill Engineer Engineer See fewer	This Property Is Condemned (1966)
Morgan Roberts Mourner Mourner See fewer	The Hunter (1980)
Frances E. Nealy Mourner (as Frances Nealy) Mourner (as Frances Nealy) See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Al Fann Boy (as Al 'Jocko' Fann) Boy (as Al 'Jocko' Fann) See fewer	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
Marcus Chong Frankie Warner (uncredited) Frankie Warner (uncredited) See fewer	The Matrix (1999)
Fred Dale Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
Bart Greene Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
Chester Grimes Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Clyde McLeod Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	My Favorite Year (1982)
Carl Pitti Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	High Plains Drifter (1973)
Arnold Roberts Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppet Movie (1979)
Eddie Smith Mourner (uncredited) Mourner (uncredited) See fewer	Live and Let Die (1973)
Arthur Tovey Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Ironside (1967)