Despite a violent rebellion, the slave ship Lord Ligonier completes its voyage in 1767, and Kunta Kinte endures the indignity of an Annapolis slave auction. Fiddler, the slave in charge of Kunta's training, becomes his only friend but Kunta's plans to escape and be with Fanta eventually put their friendship to the test. The events of
Roots: The Gift (1988) are set between this and the next episode.
—Anonymous