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.
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as Simon Haley
as Cousin Georgia Anderson
as George Lincoln Rockwell
as Alex Haley
as African Minister
as Tom Harvey (archive footage)
as Irene Harvey (archive footage)
as Ebou Manga
as George Haley
as Mandinkan Minister
as Bobby Short (pianist)
as Dodie Brattle
as Dr. Lewis
as Odile Richards
as Dr. Vansina
as Paul Reynolds
as Singer
as Mrs. Bulfinch
as Sister Will Ada Barnett
as Malcolm X
as Cynthia Harvey Palmer (archive footage)
as Will Palmer (archive footage)
as Bertha Palmer (archive footage)
as U.N. Receptionist
as Muslim at Door
