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What did the book Roots by Alex Haley have to do with civil rights?
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∙ 13y ago
The answer above is wrong.
By the time Haley's fiction book was published, all of the race discrimination civil rights laws now in effect had already been passed.
The book changed nothing about race relations or civil rights.
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What authors was in American author and biographer who traced his ancestry back to Africa in his book Roots?
Alex Haley. Not the guy that wrote Airport, another guy of the same name.
Roots was written by?
Alex Haley
Basis for alex Haley roots?
Once apon a time Alex Haley took to find his Ancestoral Roots by saying Africa! Africa!
When did alex Haley write roots?
1976.
Who was Alex?
Actually it's Alex Haley. He's the author of "Roots"
A civil rights era advocate for African American who was profiled in a book by alex Haley was?
Malcolm X is likely the civil rights era advocate you are referring to. He was profiled in the book "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" written by Alex Haley. Malcom X was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement advocating for the rights of African Americans through his work with the Nation of Islam.
Who was Alex Haley?
Actually it's Alex Haley. He's the author of "Roots"
Who was Simon Haley?
Simon Haley was the father of Alex Haley,the author of Roots and the co-author of Malcom X.
Which author was an American and biographer who traced his ancestry back to Africa in his book roots?
Alex Haley was an American author and biographer who traced his ancestry back to Africa in his book "Roots," which tells the story of his family's history, beginning with the capture and enslavement of his ancestor Kunta Kinte. The book was groundbreaking in its exploration of African American genealogy and history.
What African country did alex Haley trace his roots to?
kenya
Who is the author of Roots The Saga of an American Family?
Alex Haley
Who were the children of Irene and Tom from roots by Alex Haley?
Bertha
