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S-1
Season 1
1 :01x01 - Part I (Jan/23/1977)
Gambia, West Africa 1767: A young 17 year old named Kunte Kinte is taken by slave traders and transported to America, facing an uncertain future.
Guest Stars: Ji Tu Cumbuka as Wrestler, Hari Rhodes as Brima Cesay, Ren Woods as Fanta, William Watson (2) as Gardner, Maya Angelou as Nyo, O. J. Simpson as Kadi Touray, Thalmus Rasulala as Omoro, Moses Gunn as Kintango
Director: David Greene (5)
Writer: William Blinn, Ernest Kinoy
 
2 :01x02 - Part II (Jan/24/1977)
After a failed attempt at revolting, Kunte Kinte lands in America where he is sold into slavery. There he befriends fellow slave Fiddler.
Guest Stars: Ren Woods as Fanta, Paul Shenar as Carrington, Ji Tu Cumbuka as Wrestler, Robert Reed (3) as Dr William Reynolds
Directors: John Erman, David Greene (5)
Writer: Ernest Kinoy, William Blinn
 
3 :01x03 - Part III (Jan/25/1977)
America 1776: A now older Kunte Kinte's final attempt to escape causes his owners to amputate his right foot.
Guest Stars: Beverly Todd as Fanta, Gary Collins as Grill, Madge Sinclair as Bell, Robert Reynolds (2) as Dr William Reynolds, Lee Jones-Debroux (1) as McClung
Director: Marvin Chomsky
Writer: James Lee (1)
 
4 :01x04 - Part IV (Jan/26/1977)
1778: Now working with the plantation master as his wagon driver, Kunte marries Bell (who nursed him after he lost his foot) and fathers Kizzy.
Guest Stars: Stan Haze as Singer, Helen Martin (1) as Aunt Sukey, Tanya Boyd as Genelva, Raymond St. Jacques as Drummer, Robert Reynolds (2) as Dr William Reynolds, Thayer David as Harlan
Director: Marvin Chomsky
Writer: James Lee (1), William Blinn
 
5 :01x05 - Part V (Jan/27/1977)
1806: Kunte's daughter Kizzy is grown and is immediately raped by new owner Tom Moore after she is sold.
Guest Stars: Brion James (3) as Slaver, Elma V. Jackson as Mama Ada, Roxie Roker as Malizy, Madge Sinclair as Bell, John Schuck as Ordell, Robert Reed (3) as Dr William Reynolds, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as Noah
Director: Marvin Chomsky
Writer: James Lee (1)
 
6 :01x06 - VI (Jan/28/1977)
1824: Kizzy has a son named Chicken George and his father is plantation owner Tom Moore. Chicken George grows up to be a fighting rooster trainer and is sent to England.
Guest Stars: John Dennis Johnston (1) as Man at Cockfight, Pat Corley as Referee, Davis Roberts as Leonard, Lillian Randolph as Sister Sara, Wally Taylor as Marcellus, Richard Roundtree as Sam Bennett, Olivia Cole (1) as Matilda, Ian McShane as Sir Eric Russell, Carolyn Jones (2) as Mrs Moore, George Hamilton (1) as Stephen Bennett
Directors: Marvin Chomsky, Gilbert Moses
Writer: M. Charles Cohen, James Lee (1), William Blinn
 
7 :01x07 - Part VII (Jan/29/1977)
1859: Chicken George returns home a free man and finds his son Tom married. Tom is later sent to fight in the Civil War.
Guest Stars: Richard McKenzie (1) as Massa Harvey, Sally Kemp as Mrs Harvey, Austin Stoker as Virgil, Lane Binkley as Matha, Lynne Moody as Irene, Doug McClure as Jemmy Brent, Hilly Hicks (1) as Lewis, Brad Davis as Ol' George Johnson, Olivia Cole (1) as Matilda, Georg Stanford Brown (1) as Tom Murray
Director: Gilbert Moses
Writer: M. Charles Cohen
 
8 :01x08 - Part VIII (Jan/30/1977)
The 1860's: After the Civil War, freedom has come for Chicken George and other slaves. Chicken George and his family move to Henning, Tennessee to start a new life.
Guest Stars: Lane Binkley as Matha, Sally Kemp as Mrs Harvey, Richard McKenzie (1) as Massa Harvey, Lynne Moody as Irene, Austin Stoker as Virgil, Burl Ives as Justin, Hilly Hicks (1) as Lewis, Brad Davis as Ol' George Johnson, Georg Stanford Brown (1) as Tom Murray, Charles Cyphers as Drake
Directors: Marvin Chomsky, Gilbert Moses
Writer: James Lee (1), William Blinn, M. Charles Cohen
 
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