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Roots Part VI (1977) Online

Roots Part VI (1977) Online
Original Title :
Part VI
Genre :
TV Episode / Biography / Drama / History / War
Year :
1977
Directror :
Gilbert Moses
Cast :
Macdonald Carey,Chuck Connors,Scatman Crothers
Writer :
Alex Haley,James Lee
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
1h 39min
Rating :
7.9/10
Roots Part VI (1977) Online

Although the series was originally aired in 8 parts in the US, it was reedited into 6 parts for its UK release. This is part of both episodes 4 and 5 in the UK version of the show. In 1824, Kizzy is allowed to visit the plantation of her previous owner, Dr. William Reynolds, and learn the ultimate fate of her parents. Meanwhile, old slave Mingo teaches Kizzy's son George how to become a great cockfighting trainer. This eventually leads to huge unexpected changes in George's status.
Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Macdonald Carey Macdonald Carey - Squire James
Chuck Connors Chuck Connors - Tom Moore
Scatman Crothers Scatman Crothers - Mingo
Sandy Duncan Sandy Duncan - Missy Anne Reynolds
George Hamilton George Hamilton - Stephen Bennett
Carolyn Jones Carolyn Jones - Mrs. Moore
Ian McShane Ian McShane - Sir Eric Russell
Richard Roundtree Richard Roundtree - Sam Bennett
Leslie Uggams Leslie Uggams - Kizzy Reynolds / Kizzy Reynolds Moore
Ben Vereen Ben Vereen - Chicken George Moore
Olivia Cole Olivia Cole - Matilda Moore
Wally Taylor Wally Taylor - Reverend
Lillian Randolph Lillian Randolph - Sister Sara
Davis Roberts Davis Roberts - Leonard
Pat Corley Pat Corley - Referee


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The final chapter finds Tom Harvey (Georg Stanford Brown) and his family in Alamance County, North Carolina, with storekeeper Evan Brent (Lloyd Bridges) and brother Jemmy (Doug McClure) fighting for the Confederacy. Penniless white folks find things just as tough as the blacks, as Ol' George Johnson (Brad Davis) earns a job on the Harvey plantation as overseer, his devotion to Tom masked in public by keeping the slaves in line with a whip. Lacking the resources to conquer the North, cowardly Southerners like Jemmy Brent abandon the cause, but when he takes advantage of Tom by forcing himself on Irene, the blacksmith exacts revenge by killing Brent in self defense. Though he has no evidence of what happened, Evan takes it upon himself to wage war against the former slaves by forming the KKK, forcing a whipping on Tom that leaves him almost dead. The long awaited return of patriarch Chicken George offers salvation for the family, forming a plan to foil Brent and his criminal cohort, Senator Arthur Justin (Burl Ives), for greener pastures in Tennessee. This final chapter earned its highest ratings back in 1977, the show's cult continuing to grow year after year, and long after author Alex Haley's passing in 1992.