Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the reality is going to deal with you.
Alex Haley Quotes
My fondest hope is that 'Roots' may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall.
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| Birth: | 11th August, 1921 |
| Death: | 10th February, 1992 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Writer |
About
Alex Haley was an American writer. He is best known as the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family and as the co-author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Haley lived with his family in Henning, Tennessee, before returning to Ithaca with his family when he was five years old. After retiring from the U.S. Coast Guard, Haley began his writing career, and eventually became a senior editor for Reader's Digest. The Autobiography of Malcolm X, published in 1965, was Haley's first book.
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