Lynne talks with me about the audition process she went through for Roots and RootsThe Next Generations, working with Ben Vereen "Chicken George", what an amazing man Lou Gossett, Jr. was and her friendship with Alex Haley the author of Roots. Lynne also chats about her racist experience with the KKK in Mississippi prior to auditioning for Roots when she was shooting "Nightmare in Badham County", how Chuck Connors came to her aid during a racist encounter in Mississippi and also the emotional story of how she gave her daughter up for adoption as an 18 year old young mother and their emotional reunion years later. Lynne talks about her difficult time on Knots Landing and That's my Mama, her part on All in the Family as Lionel Jefferson's fiance' and more! Thank you Lynne!

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