Alex Haley's Queen

Alex Haley's Queen

TV-14 Limited Series 1993 · 3 eps · ★ 7.0 · Drama

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Queen is the story about Easter, the illegitimate daughter of James Jackson, III and her lifelong affair with plantation owner Tim Daly, which would result in the birth of Queen. Queen's story revolves around her early years as a slave who yearns to know who her father is, and her condition as a fair skin mixed race woman who spends her life trying to figure out where exactly she fits in.

Created by Alex Haley

Network: CBS

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