![]() ![]() The Civil War seriously affects James' plantation putting an end to the old ways and the family matriarch tells Queen to find some other place to live. She is taken into the main plantation house to be the personal slave of James' daughter, where she spends her youth years trying to discern if Jackson is her real father. Roots author Alex Haley visited his family's past once again to tell the story of his grandmother Queen, the illegitimate daughter of a slave and a white plantation owner, who is freed following the Civil War and passes for white for a time, before racism and personal crises drive her to a nervous breakdown. Queen's fair skin makes her soon notice that she is not as black as her fellow slaves. ![]() James marries a wealthy Southern lady, but he carries on with a lifelong affair with Easter, which will result in the birth of a girl, Queen. Oscar® winner Halle Berry stars in this acclaimed adaptation of best-selling author Alex Haley’s follow-up to Roots. Queen's fair skin makes her soon notice that she is not as black as her fellow The first episode develops the relationship between James Jackson III, a rich plantation owner's son and Easter, a slave. James marries a wealthy Southern lady, but he carries on with a lifelong affair with Easter, which will result in the birth of a girl, Queen. Summary: The first episode develops the relationship between James Jackson III, a rich plantation owner's son and Easter, a slave. ![]()
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