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Roots (US) :: Part VIII (01x08)

Episode Information

Title:

Part VIII

Episode #:

01x08

Original Airdate:

Sunday January 30th, 1977

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Episode Crew
Director:	Marvin Chomsky Gilbert Moses
Writer:	James Lee (1) William Blinn M. Charles Cohen

Episode Summary

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.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Austin Stoker	played	Virgil	Recurring (second appearance)
•Brad Davis	played	Ol' George Johnson	Recurring (second appearance)
•Georg Stanford Brown (1)	played	Tom Murray	Recurring (second appearance)
•Hilly Hicks (1)	played	Lewis	Recurring (second appearance)
•Lane Binkley	played	Matha	Recurring (second appearance)
•Lynne Moody	played	Irene	Recurring (second appearance)
•Richard McKenzie (1)	played	Massa Harvey	Recurring (second appearance)
•Sally Kemp	played	Mrs Harvey	Recurring (second appearance)
•Burl Ives	played	Justin
•Charles Cyphers	played	Drake