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Roots, Episode 11: Freedom, Part 1

Examines the atmosphere after the Civil War, as racists like Evan Brent and Senator Justin use and abuse the emancipated blacks in the same old ways. Depicts Ol' George and his wife Martha joining Chicken George's family in successful sharecropping, until rampaging night riders destroy their crops. Records Justin taking over the plantation, with Brent in charge, and announcing that Tom cannot leave because of an outstanding debt.

More in Roots Series

  1. Roots, Episode 10: The War 1977
  2. Roots, Episode 11: Freedom, Part 1 1977
  3. Roots, Episode 12: Freedom, Part 2 1977
  4. Roots, Episode 1: The African, Part 1 1977
  5. Roots, Episode 2: The African, Part 2 1977
  6. Roots, Episode 3: The Slave, Part 1 1977
  7. Roots, Episode 4: The Slave, Part 2 1977
  8. Roots, Episode 5: The Escape 1977
  9. Roots, Episode 6: The Choice 1977
  10. Roots, Episode 7: Uprooted 1977
  11. Roots, Episode 8: Chicken George, Part 1 1977
  12. Roots, Episode 9: Chicken George, Part 2 1977

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record

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