Alex Haley
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book ''Roots: The Saga of an American Family.'' ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised the public awareness of black American history and inspired a broad interest in genealogy and family history.Haley's first book was ''The Autobiography of Malcolm X'', published in 1965, a collaboration through numerous lengthy interviews with Malcolm X.
He was working on a second family history novel at his death. Haley had requested that David Stevens, a screenwriter, complete it; the book was published as ''Queen: The Story of an American Family.'' It was adapted as a miniseries, ''Alex Haley's Queen'', broadcast in 1993. Provided by Wikipedia
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Roots : the saga of an American family / Alex Haley ; with a special introduction by Michael Eric Dyson and Alex Haley. by Haley, Alex
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Roots : the saga of an American family / Alex Haley ; with a special introduction by Michael Eric Dyson and Alex Haley On the Writing of Roots. by Haley, Alex
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The autobiography of Malcolm X / with the assistance of Alex Haley ; with an introduction by Paul Gilroy. by X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
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Malcolm X Warner Brothers Pictures ; Warner Bros. presents in association with Largo International N.V. ; a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production ; a Marvin Worth production ; a...
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