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Roots: The Saga of an American Family is a 1976 novel written by Alex Haley. It tells the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century Mandinka, captured as an adolescent, sold into slavery in Africa, and transported to North America. It explores his life and those of his descendants in the United States, down to Haley.
- Alex Haley
- 1976
When he was a boy in Henning, Tennessee, Alex Haley's grandmother used to tell him stories about their family—stories that went back to her grandparents, and their grandparents, down through the generations all the way to a man she called "the African."
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- Alex Haley
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May 3, 2016 · Every American, regardless of their race, has roots from somewhere else. Every American, regardless of their roots, has a heart, a soul, a dream, a need. Every American loves, hopes, laughs, cries, hurts and suffers in their own way.
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- Alex Haley
- Alex Haley
May 3, 2016 · Based off of the bestselling author's family history, this novel tells the story of Kunta Kinte, who is sold into slavery in the United States where he and his descendants...
Learn about the differences between Alex Haley's novel and the 1977 TV adaptation of Roots, based on the true story of Kunta Kinte, an African slave in America. Compare the characters, events, and themes of the book and the series.
Based off of the bestselling author's family history, this novel tells the story of Kunta Kinte, who is sold into slavery in the United States where he and his descendants live through major historic events.
- Alex Haley
May 3, 2016 · Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Alex Haley. Doubleday, May 3, 2016 - History - 912 pages. #1 New York Times Bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, reissued to coincide with...
