Episode
Roots: Part 4
Overview
Chicken George returns to the Lea farm after 20 years. George's son, Tom, nurses a grudge against his father. George and Cyrus join the Memphis Colored Battery. Tom returns home after the war to embark on a new life with his family.
Details
- Series
- Roots
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2016-06-02
- Runtime
- 90 min
Episode context
Part 4 is Episode 4 in Season 1 of Roots. It aired on 2016-06-02. The runtime is 90 min.
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