George Lea (Chicken George)
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George Lea, known as Chicken George, is a central character in Alex Haley’s "Roots," depicted as the charismatic, resilient grandson of Kunta Kinte who becomes a skilled cockfighter and pivotal figure in his family’s struggle through slavery and its aftermath.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Roots (1977 miniseries)
NERFINISHED
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Roots (2016 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ Roots: The Saga of an American Family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | George Lea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charismatic
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optimistic ⓘ resilient ⓘ resourceful ⓘ |
| creator | Alex Haley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
iconic character in African American literature
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widely known through Roots television adaptations ⓘ |
| ethnicityInFiction | African American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyNameInFiction | Lea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Tom Lea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | historical fiction character ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Kunta Kinte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandmother | Bell Kinte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
novel
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television ⓘ |
| mother | Kizzy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Chicken George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSkill |
gambling on cockfights
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training fighting cocks ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction |
cockfighter
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freedman ⓘ slave ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Roots: The Next Generations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInFamily | pivotal figure in family’s struggle through slavery and its aftermath ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
American slavery era
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Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
African American history
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family lineage ⓘ resistance and survival ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
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Kizzy (Roots)