Roots: The Next Generations - Season 1 Episode 7 Part 7
In the exciting conclusion, it is now 1960 in Henning, Tennessee, 10 years after Alex's wife Nan left him, and Alex attends the funeral for his great Aunt Elizabeth. He has finally succeeded in a writing career by publishing free-lance articles including interviews with Minister Malcolm X of the Nation of Islam and George Lincoln Rockwell, head of the American Nazi Party. Alex lands a contract to ghost-write the autobiography of Malcolm X, although Malcolm is assassinated before the book is published. Alex then realizes that he should write a book about his own family and he obsessively researches his origins, alienating his new girlfriend in the process. After identifying the language of the words passed down to him, he manages to get an advance that will allow him to travel to Gambia, West Africa. Once there, he is taken by boat to the Griot for the Kinte clan. After the Griot retells centuries of history, Alex finally hears the name of Kunta Kinte and the story of the drum that lead to his capture into slavery, marking the end of his search for his family's roots.
Year: 1979
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Studio: ABC
Director: Alex Haley
Cast:
Crew: Alex Haley (Writer), Joseph M. Wilcots (Director of Photography), Robert MacKichan (Art Direction), Thomas S. Dawson (Costume Design), George Taylor (Post Production Supervisor), Ernest Kinoy (Teleplay)
First Air Date: Feb 18, 1979
Last Air date: Feb 25, 1979
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 7 Episode
Runtime: 96 minutes
IMDb: 7.50/10 by 36.00 users
Popularity: 7.1988
Language: English, French
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