![]() ![]() In her lifetime, she witnesses the Civil War, the Reconstruction, and the dawn of the 20th century. The baby is named Queen, and she grows up to be none other than Halle Berry. A baby soon arrives, and hence the next step towards Haley's career as a novelist is born. While James is grieving, a pretty young slave girl about his age comforts him, and let's just say that she comforts him a lot. James has had a marriage arranged for him, and although he doesn't particularly love the girl, he agrees to marry her. takes some abuse from the other wealthy plantation owners. Although they reluctantly own slaves, they are kind to the slaves, treating them humanely and allowing them to do things like learning to read. The Jackson's are plantation owners who immigrated from Ireland. Martin Sheen and Ann-Margaret play the parents of one James Jackson Jr. Our tale begins in the Deep South, circa 1840. Sixteen years later, a somewhat less ambitious sequel was lensed, telling the story of Haley's paternal grandmother and her lineage. The story of writer Alex Haley's maternal lineage is a familiar story to readers of his book "Roots", or to viewers of the famous 1977 television mini-series based on the book. ![]()
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