The action eventually shifts to Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and eventually the main character's foot is cut off savagely by John Waller.
The action of this novel begins in Juffure, a Sub-Saharan village in Gambia.  The action eventually shifts to Spotsylvania County, Virginia, and eventually the main character's foot is cut off savagely by John Waller. After the main character and his wife, Bell, have a daughter, Kizzy, who at the age of sixteen is sold downriver and is raped by Tom Lea.  The child from this act is later named Chicken Goerge. For 10 points what is this novel about the family of its author, Alex Haley, that starts its lineage with Kunta Kinte?
The action of this novel begins in Juffure, a Sub-Saharan village in Gambia.  
{Roots}: The Saga of an American Family