Although Maya Angelou played Cicely Tyson's mother, she was more than three years younger than her in real life.
This episode takes place from 1750 to 1767.
Kunta Kinte was born in 1750.
The scene where Kunta Kinte chases off a leopard in order to save a she-goat with his slingshot is a reference to the story of how David killed a lion and a bear with his slingshot in 1 Samuel 17:36-37.