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Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Roots: The Next Generations is a television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from 1882 to the 1960s, the fictionalized story of the family of Alex Haley and their life in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA. This sequel to the 1977 miniseries is based on the last seven chapters of Haley's novel entitled Roots: The Saga of an American Family plus additional material by Haley. Roots: The Next Generations was produced with a budget of $16.6 million, nearly three times as large as that of the original.
George Lincoln Rockwell
Bertha Palmer Haley
Francey
Nan Branch Haley
Dad Jones
Alex Haley
Bubba Haywood
Simon Haley
Cynthia Palmer
Queen Victoria Haley
Elizabeth Harvey
Dr. Vansina
Will Palmer
Jim Warner
Zeona Haley
Beeman Jones
Dodie Brattle
John Dolan
Mrs. Warner
Tom Harvey
Cmdr. Robert Munroe
Bernie Raymond
Capt. Bowker
Lt. Hamilton Ten Eyck
Bob Campbell
Malcom X
Dr. Horace Huguley
Cousin Georgia Anderson
Irene Harvey
Andy Warner
Alex Haley, age 12
Big Slew Johnson
Lee Garnet
Alex Haley, ages 17-25
Col. Frederick Warner
Earl Crowther
Lyle Pettijohn
Mrs. Hickinger
Lydia Haley
Aleck Haley
Dr. Lewis
Ab Decker
Boyd Moffatt
Mr. Goldstein
Odile Richards
Carrie Barden
Lucy Damson
Sally Harvey
R.S.M. Boyce
Detroit
Cynthia Palmer
Mrs. Andy Warner
Judge Quartermain
Sister Scrap Scott
Calloway
D.L. Lewis
Sheriff Duffy
Nelson
Lila
Scotty
Mrs. Lydia Branch
Daisy
Mel Klein
Malcolm X
Sister Will Ada
Singer
Pianist
Mrs. Bullfinch
George Haley
Ebou Manga
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