In Gambia, West Africa, Kunta Kinte, son of Omoro and Binta, distinguishes himself in manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long: slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him. Chained with other captives, Kunta begins an agonized odyssey to the New World.
Elenco: Ben Vereen , LeVar Burton , Cicely Tyson , John Amos , Sandy Duncan , Louis Gossett , Jr. , Leslie Uggams , Olivia Cole , Scatman Crothers , Lloyd Bridges , Lorne Greene , Ed Asner , Vic Morrow , Lynda Day George , Chuck Connors , Lane Binkley , Ralph Waite , Carolyn Jones , Ji-Tu Cumbuka .