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Roots · S01E02

Part II

Still from Roots S01E02

Summary

Despite a violent rebellion, the slave ship Lord Ligonier completes its voyage and Kunta Kinte endures the indignity of an Annapolis slave auction. Fiddler, the slave in charge of Kunta's training, becomes his only friend, a friendship that's tested when Kunta plans his escape.

Guest stars

  • LeVar Burton as Kunta Kinte
  • Louis Gossett Jr. as Fiddler
  • Ji-Tu Cumbuka as Wrestler
  • Lorne Greene as John Reynolds
  • Ralph Waite as Slater
  • Lynda Day George as Mrs. Reynolds
  • Paul Shenar as John Carrington
  • Tina Andrews as Aurelia
  • Ren Woods as Fanta
  • Vic Morrow as Ames