land as possible. Under the terms of the surrender, his former slaves are allowed to stay on as sharecroppers, with eventual rights to own a part of the land. However, because no written deed has been filed, the senator deems the agreement void and imposes heavy debts on the black farmers as a legal pretext to keep them from leaving the county. He gives oversight of the farm to Evan, who reinstates George Johnson as overseer, believing whites should not farm alongside blacks otherwise. Evan's mob leads another raid against Tom, during which Tom is whipped savagely. George Johnson intervenes and is forced to whip Tom, to his own horror and disgust, in order to save his friend's life. Lewis emotionally reconciles with the Johnsons as the family treats Tom's injuries, unsure of their future. Postwar On the night Tom was whipped, George unexpectedly returns, raises the spirits of his relatives and friends, and begins to plot their next step. He reports that he has bought some land in Tennessee. Using some cunning and deception of their own, the black farmers make preparations for their move away. The group eventually lures Evan and his gang to the farm and overpowers them, jubilantly departing for Tennessee as they watch helplessly. In the last scene George and his group arrive on his land in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, to start their new life. George retells part of the story from Kunta Kinte in Africa to himself in Tennessee. Then Alex Haley briefly narrates a montage of photographs of family members connecting Tom's daughter, Cynthia, a great-great-granddaughter of Kunta Kinte, to Haley himself. For the continuation of the story from the late 19th century into the 20th century, see Roots: The Next Generations. Cast Number in parentheses indicates how many episodes in which the actor/character appears. LeVar Burton – Young Kunta Kinte (2) Olivia Cole – Matilda (3) Louis Gossett Jr. – Fiddler (3) Ben Vereen – Chicken George Moore (3) Vic Morrow – Ames (2) John Amos – Older Kunta Kinte (3) Ji-Tu Cumbuka – Wrestler (2) Edward Asner – Capt. Davies (2) Lynda Day George – Mrs. Reynolds (3) Robert Reed – Dr. William Reynolds (4) Madge Sinclair – Bell Reynolds (3) Chuck Connors – Tom Moore (2) Sandy Duncan – Missy Anne Reynolds (2) Leslie Uggams – Kizzy Reynolds (2) Carolyn Jones – Mrs. Moore (2) Lloyd Bridges – Evan