This landmark television miniseries follows the saga of a black family from Kunta Kinte, a black man kidnapped from Africa in 1767, to his modern descendant in the United States - author Alex Haley. Kizzy’s son Chicken George is sent to England in p ayment for a gambling debt but returns a free man in this fifth program - just as the Civil War erupts. Episode directed by Gilbert Moses; teleplay by William Blinn, James Lee and M. Charles Cohen. Stars Ben Vereen, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, S andy Duncan, Leslie Uggams, Olivia Cole. Following the Civil War Tom the blacksmith identifies night riders terrorizing the ex-slaves in the final episode of the series. Then Chicken George returns from the Union army to lead his family to Tennessee. Epi sode directed by Marvin J. Chomsky; teleplay by M. Charles Cohen. Stars Georg Stanford Brown, Lloyd Bridges, Olivia Cole, Ben Vereen, Brad Davis, Burl Ives. DVD includes English and Spanish audio tracks, English, French and Spanish subtitles, commentary, video highlights, " Remembering Roots " (2002, 19 minutes). See also vhs, AT # 89245, 89246. Wolper Pictures. Closed captioned.