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George Lea

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George Lea

Birth
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Death
1890 (aged 83–84)
Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
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American Folk Figure. He was prominently featured as "Chicken George" in author Alex Haley's critically acclaimed book "Roots" (1976). In the 1977 TV miniseries he was portrayed by actor Ben Vereen.
American Folk Figure. He was prominently featured as "Chicken George" in author Alex Haley's critically acclaimed book "Roots" (1976). In the 1977 TV miniseries he was portrayed by actor Ben Vereen.

Bio by: Tom Childers

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"Final Resting Place of Chicken George"
"Here they lie, from "Chicken George," grandson of the African Kunta Kinte, and on down the line to Kunta Kinte's great, great, greatgrandaughter, our mother, Bertha"

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Tom Childers
  • Added: Oct 21, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9686941/george-lea: accessed ), memorial page for George Lea (1806–1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9686941, citing Bethlehem Cemetery, Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.