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Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) [1] 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.
Apr 30, 2024 · Alex Haley (born August 11, 1921, Ithaca, New York, U.S.—died February 10, 1992, Seattle, Washington) was an 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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Alex Haley was a writer whose works of historical fiction and reportage depicted generations of African American lives. He is widely known for 'Roots' and 'The...
Nov 9, 2009 · Alex Haley was a writer known for depicting the struggles of African Americans. His famous books include Roots, The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Queen.
Feb 10, 1992 · Alex Haley Biography (August 11, 1921 - February 10, 1992) author of Roots: The Saga of An American Family.
Dec 17, 2021 · In 1959, long before his books “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” and “Roots” made him famous, an aspiring writer named Alex Haley, fresh out of the Coast Guard, wrote to six prominent Black...
Feb 4, 2022 · How a rookie writer’s Reader’s Digest story spawned two monumental works of Black history. Alex Haley’s 1960 article led directly to ‘The Autobiography of Malcolm X’ and ‘Roots’. By ...
