Generations is an American soap opera which aired on NBC from March 27, 1989 to January 25, 1991. The show was groundbreaking in that it was the first soap opera to feature an African American family on the show from its inception.
The series was set in Chicago.
The link between the Marshall and the Whitmore families extends back three generations to when Vivian Potter (Lynn Hamilton) and her young daughter Ruth (Joan Pringle) lived in the Whitmo...
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Generations is an American soap opera which aired on NBC from March 27, 1989 to January 25, 1991. The show was groundbreaking in that it was the first soap opera to feature an African American family on the show from its inception.
The series was set in Chicago.
The link between the Marshall and the Whitmore families extends back three generations to when Vivian Potter (Lynn Hamilton) and her young daughter Ruth (Joan Pringle) lived in the Whitmore mansion. Vivian worked as housekeeper and nanny for Rebecca Whitmore (Patricia Crowley, later played by Dorothy Lyman) and her daughter, Laura (Gail Ramsey).
Committed to rising above her humble beginnings, Ruth grows into a savvy and enterprising woman. Her strength and determination to improve her position in life is fueled by her husband Henry Marshall (Taurean Blacque, later played by James Reynolds). With the help of their longtime friend, Rebecca Whitmore, (Patricia Crowley, later played by Dorothy Lyman) an attorney, Henry was able...
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