Roots: The Next Generations Part IV (1918-1921) (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 100 min | Biography, Drama, History

Roots: The Next Generations

Part IV (1918-1921) (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 100 min | Biography, Drama, History

With 8 soldiers hanged for staging a mutiny in the 24th Infantry, Bertha is worried about Simon. Criticizing the army during wartime isn't necessarily a safe practice however. Will Palmer finds that the local draft board isn't applying the...See moreWith 8 soldiers hanged for staging a mutiny in the 24th Infantry, Bertha is worried about Simon. Criticizing the army during wartime isn't necessarily a safe practice however. Will Palmer finds that the local draft board isn't applying the rules fairly to blacks. The army is commanded by white officers only and black men get little respect. One of Simon's fellow black soldier, Heywood, is badly beaten by a State Trooper and some in the platoon want to take revenge, but its Heywood who talks sense into them. They're soon sent overseas and in France face the Germans in combat but failure to provide covering artillery fire leads to death as they attempt to take out a machine-gun nest. While in the trenches, Simon learns that his father died on the operating table. He is also wounded in a gas attack and in hospital meets a Senegalese soldier. They celebrate Armistice day and make plans for the future, Simon believes that it will be different for blacks at home now that they've fought for their country. That's not to be however as whites reassert their authority. Simon and Bertha are married but Will's not too happy when he learns the newlyweds will soon be leaving for Ithaca, New York where Simon will continue his studies at Cornell University Written by garykmcd See less

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Name	Known for
Irene Cara Bertha Palmer Haley Bertha Palmer Haley See fewer	Fame (1980)
Bernie Casey Bubba Haywood Bubba Haywood See fewer	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
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Dorian Harewood Simon Haley Simon Haley See fewer	Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Paul Koslo Earl Crowther Earl Crowther See fewer	The Omega Man (1971)
Gerald S. O'Loughlin Captain Bowker Captain Bowker See fewer	The Rookies (1972)
Percy Rodrigues Boyd Moffatt Boyd Moffatt See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
John Rubinstein Lieutenant Hamilton Ten Eyck Lieutenant Hamilton Ten Eyck See fewer	Family (1976)
Stan Shaw Will Palmer Will Palmer See fewer	The Monster Squad (1987)
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Charles Weldon Doxey Walker Doxey Walker See fewer	Stir Crazy (1980)
Bever-Leigh Banfield Cynthia Palmer Cynthia Palmer See fewer	Open All Night (1981)
Diana Douglas Mrs. Andy Warner Mrs. Andy Warner See fewer	Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
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Ernestine Jackson Lady Lady See fewer	Freedomland (2006)
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Robert Kya-Hill Minister (as Robert Kya Hill) Minister (as Robert Kya Hill) See fewer	Death Wish (1974)
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