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American writer (1921–1992)
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley 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. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Alex HaleyA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: IDENTIFYING ROOTS: Alex Haley and the Anthropology of Scriptures by Richard W. Newton, JrInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: RootsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Alex Haley, As A Family Genealogist Who Traced His Roots From His Ancestors.Cited 1 times
- Go sideways: Kunta KinteA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Roots: The Saga of an American FamilyA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Alex Haley, As A Family Genealogist Who Traced His Roots From His Ancestors.
The influence of systemic racism on quarter-life crisis in The Autobiography of Malcolm X (as told to Alex Haley)
Alex Haley, Storyteller
Alex Haley: 1921-1992
Alex Haley Correspondence (1965)
Interviews: Alex Haley
Alex Haley Correspondence (1963–1964)
A Word From Alex Haley
🆕 Influential since 2022
📚 Books worth reading
RootsAlex Haley · 1861
Alex Haley's QueenAlex Haley, Stevens, David · 1983
Race and the Black Male SubcultureWilliam T. Hoston · 2016
Making RootsMatthew F. Delmont · 2016
Identifying RootsRichard W. Newton, Jr. · 2020
Alex Haley's RootsAdam D Henig · 2014- 📕Roots · 1977
Prolegomena to a theological response to RootsHycel B. Taylor · 1977
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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