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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Debbi Morgan, ranked

Debbi Morgan appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as Roots: The Next Generations or The Hurricane.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 4 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Debbi Morgan appears. Revisit old favorites or discover hidden gems, whether books or film productions. We invite you to watch, read, and vote for any title, joining the debate of whether the book or the movie is better.
Roots: The Next Generations. Poster of the 1979 TV series and cover of the 1976 book, Roots: The Saga of an American Family
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Alex Haley, 1976
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Roots: The Next Generations
Ernest Kinoy, 1979

The series continues the story of Alex Haley’s family line from the Post American Civil War era to Alex Haley’s geneological search to discover his roots. Tom, a great-grandson of Kunta Kinte, has become a leader of the black community in Henning. Although he has established a working relationship with the town’s white leader, race relations are strained, due in part to the new Jim Crow laws and similar influences.

The Hurricane. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1991 book, Lazarus and the Hurricane
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Lazarus and the Hurricane
Sam Chaiton, Terry Swinton, 1991
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The Hurricane
Norman Jewison, 1999

The story of middleweight boxer Rubin ‘The Hurricane’ Carter, who was convicted of committing a triple murder in a bar in Paterson, New Jersey. The film concentrates on Rubin Carter’s life between 1966 and 1985. It describes his fight against the conviction for triple murder and how he copes with nearly 20 years in prison.

The Hurricane. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1974 book, The Sixteenth Round
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The Sixteenth Round
Rubin Carter, 1974
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The Hurricane
Norman Jewison, 1999

The story of middleweight boxer Rubin ‘The Hurricane’ Carter, who was convicted of committing a triple murder in a bar in Paterson, New Jersey. The film concentrates on Rubin Carter’s life between 1966 and 1985. It describes his fight against the conviction for triple murder and how he copes with nearly 20 years in prison.

Our Kind of People. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 1999 book, Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class
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Our Kind of People: Inside America's Black Upper Class
Lawrence Otis Graham, 1999
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Our Kind of People
Wendy Calhoun, Karin Gist, 2021-2022

Angela Vaughn, a single mother, arrives with her teenage daughter and aunt to the Martha’s Vineyard community, instantly immersing into a luxurious lifestyle and finding herself at the center of attention of the powerful Franklin and Dupont families.