Roots: The Gift

On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of runaway slaves as they attempt to reach freedom in the North.

Director: Kevin Hooks

Cast:Louis Gossett Jr. , LeVar Burton , Avery Brooks , Kate Mulgrew , Shaun Cassidy , John McMartin , Jerry Hardin , Annabella Price , Michael Learned , Fran Bennett , Tim Russ , Jimmie F. Skaggs , Brandy Brown , Ernest Harden Jr. , Maria Bryant , James McIntire , Lawrence A. Mandley , John Sherrod