Roots: 9 -- Chicken George, Part 2 (1977)
1977 · Television · 19 min
Synopsis
Chicken George's reputation as a gamecock trainer continues to rise. When one of his cocks loses a match, Chicken George is sent to England to help his master satisfy the debt owed on that match. In return for going to England, Chicken George is told that he will be free upon his return to the U.S. Summary Explains that the aristocratic Squire James offers to buy Chicken George and his family from Tom Moore, promising the family's freedom after five years of ser./ia metscribes George's rage when Moore flatly refuses, and tells how George is sent to England to pay off Moore's gambling debts.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Running time
- 19 minutes
- Collection
- Educational Films, Ephemeral Films
- Internet Archive item
- roots9chickengeorgepart2reel2
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Educational Film
- Series: Roots
- Series: Roots (1977)
- Television broadcasting
- Slavery (United States)
- African American history