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1. www.nytimes.com › 1977/04/23 › archivesNovelist's Suit Charges ‘Roots’ Copied Parts of Her 1966 Book

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   Apr 23, 1977 · The copyright‐infringement suit, filed in Federal Court in Manhattan yesterday, charged that Mr. Haley had “largely copied” unspecified portions of “Jubilee,” Dr. Walker, its author and the...

2. medium.com › literature-lust › what-you-might-notWhat You Might Not Know About Alex Haley and Roots

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   Aug 18, 2021 · The Court Cases. Alex Haley was not just accused of blurring the lines between fact and fiction. He was accused of outright plagiarism. Not once, but twice.

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   Why did Alex Haley settle out of court?

   • In the early 1980s, the famous biographer and author Alex Haley was permitted to settle out-of-court for $650,000 after having admitted that he plagiarized large passages of his monumental novel, Roots, from The African, by Harold Courlander.

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   What happened to Alex Haley?

   • He spent the last seven chapters of Roots detailing the authenticity of his story. When that line between fact and fiction becomes so blurred you don’t know when you’re stepping over it, lawsuits ensue. Alex Haley was not just accused of blurring the lines between fact and fiction. He was accused of outright plagiarism.

   What You Might Not Know About Alex Haley and Roots

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   Did Haley copy 'roots' from 'the African'?

   • Courlander claimed (like Dr. Alexander,) that Haley had copied passages of his book for use in Roots, alleging “substantial similarities” between The African and Roots. In a six-week trial without a jury, the Federal District Court of Manhatten declared that Courlander was right. Roots did contain material taken from The African.

   What You Might Not Know About Alex Haley and Roots

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   What did Alex Haley say about tangled roots?

   • Although “neither you nor I know exactly what happened,” Haley allegedly said, the story of Roots represented the “symbol of the fate of my people.” After the Ottaway piece, “Tangled Roots,” was published in 1977, Alex Haley was given a chance to respond. What followed was a nasty battle of reputation.

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4. medium.com › @hajiibrown › alex-haleys-roots-edf0be7Alex Haley’s Roots. The Plagiarism Controversy - Medium

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   Aug 14, 2023 · In 1978, Harold Courlander sued Alex Haley for plagiarism. Courlander alleged that large sections of Roots were copied from his 1967 novel The African. Courlander's lawsuit was based on a...

5. knoji.com › article › famous-cases-of-plagiarismFamous Cases of Plagiarism: More Than a Tradition ... - Knoji

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   Jun 1, 2011 · >In the early 1980s, the famous biographer and author Alex Haley was permitted to settle out-of-court for $650,000 after having admitted that he plagiarized large passages of his monumental novel, Roots, from The African, by Harold Courlander. Image credit.

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7. www.politico.com › gallery › 2014/07/10-high-profile10 high-profile plagiarism cases - Photos - 7 of 10 ...

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   Jul 10, 2014 · (Photo: AP Photo) 7 of 10. Previous. Next. Alex Haley: Alex Haley’s book “Roots,” which won a Pulitzer Prize, follows several generations an African-American family and was turned into a...

8. www.politico.com › gallery › 2014/07/10-high-profile10 high-profile plagiarism cases - POLITICO

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   Jul 10, 2014 · Blair was 27. Alex Haley: Alex Haley’s book “Roots,” which won a Pulitzer Prize, follows several generations an African-American family and was turned into a famous miniseries. However ...

9. www.nytimes.com › 2021/12/17 › booksAlex Haley Taught America About Race — and a Young Man How to ...

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   Dec 17, 2021 · Two writers accused Haley of plagiarism; one case was dismissed, and he settled the other out of court for $650,000 (or $2.7 million today). The lawsuits were debilitating and humiliating....