Roots
Part V
Season 1, Episode 5 · Aired 1977-01-27
Synopsis
The teenage Kizzy, well-versed in Mandinka history, falls in love with young Noah, who's determined to escape.
In the series
This episode is part of Roots (1977) on ABC.
Event television that forced a nation to watch — and talk — together.
Key cast
- LeVar Burton as Young Kunta Kinte
- John Amos as Older Kunta Kinte
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Fiddler
- Leslie Uggams as Kizzy
- Ben Vereen as Chicken George