Roots, Episode 10: The War

Series: Roots Series|n10

Duration: 52

Year Published: 1977

Creator: David Wolper Productions

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Presents George's return home, where he finds his son Tom, now a blacksmith and married himself, serving as head of the family. Shows the resentment of many white men against George's new freedom, which forces him to leave, but with a vow to return to buy his family's freedom. Follows Tom's recruitment at the start of the Civil War as a smith for the army, where he befriends a young white man named Ol' George Johnson., Tells how Chicken George returns to his family as a free man but soon leaves, promising to return with enough money to free them all. Shows how the family befriends a young white couple who have lost their farm to the ravages of the Civil War.

Complete Record: Presents George's return home, where he finds his son Tom, now a blacksmith and married himself, serving as head of the family. Shows the resentment of many white men against George's new freedom, which forces him to leave, but with a vow to return to buy his family's freedom. Follows Tom's recruitment at the start of the Civil War as a smith for the army, where he befriends a young white man named Ol' George Johnson., Tells how Chicken George returns to his family as a free man but soon leaves, promising to return with enough money to free them all. Shows how the family befriends a young white couple who have lost their farm to the ravages of the Civil War. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.