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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.
George Lincoln Rockwell
Mrs. Warner
Tom Harvey
Col. Frederick Warner
Dodie Brattle
Cynthia Palmer
Ab Decker
Mr. Goldstein
Will Palmer
Aleck Haley
Lt. Hamilton Ten Eyck
Capt. Bowker
Earl Crowther
Mrs. Hickinger
Lydia Haley
Cmdr. Robert Munroe
Alex Haley
Simon Haley
Elizabeth Harvey
Cousin Georgia Anderson
Irene Harvey
Andy Warner
Alex Haley, age 12
Nan Branch Haley
Big Slew Johnson
Lee Garnet
Alex Haley, ages 17-25
Queen Victoria Haley
Bob Campbell
Jim Warner
Malcom X
Bertha Palmer Haley
Beeman Jones
Dad Jones
Lyle Pettijohn
Francey
Dr. Horace Huguley
Zeona Haley
John Dolan
Bernie Raymond
Dr. Lewis
Boyd Moffatt
Bubba Haywood
Dr. Vansina
Odile Richards
Carrie Barden
Malcolm X
Lucy Damson
Sally Harvey
R.S.M. Boyce
Detroit
Cynthia Palmer
Mrs. Andy Warner
Judge Quartermain
Sister Scrap Scott
Calloway
D.L. Lewis
Sheriff Duffy
Nelson
Lila
Scotty
Mrs. Lydia Branch
Daisy
Mel Klein
Sister Will Ada
Singer
Pianist
Mrs. Bullfinch
George Haley
Ebou Manga
Lydia Haley
