Chicken George

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fictional character literary character

Chicken George is a charismatic, cockfighting trainer and central figure in Alex Haley’s saga "Roots," known for his resilience, showmanship, and complex journey from slavery toward freedom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn Roots (1977 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roots (2016 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roots: The Saga of an American Family NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith cockfighting ⓘ
slavery in the United States ⓘ
basedOn George Lea (historical person related to Alex Haley) NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterTrait ambitious ⓘ
charismatic ⓘ
loyal to family ⓘ
resourceful ⓘ
showy ⓘ
countryOfFictionalResidence United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
creator Alex Haley NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicityInFiction African American ⓘ
familyRelation father of Tom Lea (Tom Harvey) and other children ⓘ
grandson of Kunta Kinte ⓘ
husband of Matilda ⓘ
son of Kizzy ⓘ
fictionalCenturyOfBirth 19th century ⓘ
firstPublicationYearOfSourceWork 1976 ⓘ
fullName George Lea NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName George NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
narrativeRole central figure in Roots ⓘ
narrativeTheme family legacy ⓘ
journey from slavery toward freedom ⓘ
struggle for dignity under slavery ⓘ
nickname Chicken George NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor charisma ⓘ
resilience ⓘ
showmanship ⓘ
notableSceneContext returns home after years away to find his family changed ⓘ
occupation cockfighter ⓘ
cockfighting trainer ⓘ
portrayedBy Ben Vereen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Regé-Jean Page NERFINISHED ⓘ
publisherOfSourceWork Doubleday NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingPeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
Antebellum American South NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes hope for eventual freedom ⓘ
survival through performance and wit ⓘ
workGenre historical fiction ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kizzy in Roots → child → Chicken George ⓘ
subject surface form: Kizzy (Roots)
Roots → notableCharacter → Chicken George ⓘ
Kizzy in Roots → relative → Chicken George ⓘ
subject surface form: Kizzy (Roots)