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Brad Davis, Todd Bridges, Lane Binkley, Georg Stanford Brown, Olivia Cole, Hilly Hicks, Lynne Moody, Austin Stoker, and Ben Vereen in Part VIII (1977)

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Part VIII

Roots

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Featured in

    • The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special 1977)

      Nominee clips.
    • "Roots: The Next Generations" Part VII (1960-1967) (TV Episode 1979)

      A clip from this episode is shown.

Referenced in

    • "Roots: The Next Generations" Part I (1882-1883) (TV Episode 1979)

      Irene recalls Tom being tied to a tree and whipped by Evan Brent and Old George Johnson saving him.
    • "Roots: The Next Generations" Part II (1896-1897) (TV Episode 1979)

      Tom recalls being tied to a tree and whipped by Evan Brent.
    • "Roots: The Next Generations" Part IV (1918-1921) (TV Episode 1979)

      Cousin Georgia recalls that her grandfather Chicken George fought in the Battle of Fort Pillow during the American Civil War. Bertha tells Simon that her grandfather Tom fought the Klan after the Civil War.

References

    • "Roots" Part I (TV Episode 1977)

      Chicken George recalls that his grandfather Kunta Kinte was looking for wood to make a drum when he was captured by slavers.
    • "Roots" Part II (TV Episode 1977)

      Chicken George recalls that his grandfather Kunta Kinte was brought to Annapolis, Maryland after being captured by slavers.
    • "Roots" Part III (TV Episode 1977)

      Tom recalls that they had to cut off Kunta Kinte's foot to stop him from escaping.

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