Author Alex Haley (pictured), best known for his works “Roots” and “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” is one of the most-celebrated African-American authors of all…
What originally started out as just an interest in his own genealogy, became a publication from which millions of African-American suddenly called their own story. American…
I can remember sitting in front of the television in 1977 and watching the series “Roots.” For a whole week it held the entire nation spellbound. SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser
VIA: Biography.com (born August 11, 1921, Ithaca, New York, U.S.—died February 10, 1992, Seattle, Washington) American writer whose works of historical fiction and reportage depicted the struggles of African Americans. Although his parents were teachers, Haley was an indifferent student. He began writing to avoid boredom during voyages while serving in the U.S. Coast Guard […]
