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Alex Murray Palmer Haley, 1921-1992 URL: http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=H004 Description: Biography of author Alex Haley, whose "literary fame rests on two best-selling books: 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' (1964) and 'Roots' (1976)" Discusses highlights of his career, the prize-winning television miniseries based on "Roots," the plagiarism lawsuit pertaining to "Roots" and the Harold Courlander novel, "The African," and authorship questions. From the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, cosponsored by the University of Tennessee Press and the Tennessee Historical Society. LII Topics: African American, Authors by Region: United States Publisher: Tennessee Historical Society; The University of Tennessee Press Extra Keywords black African American slavery Kunta Kinte Murray Fisher LII Database Information: Record 24227 created by Jennifer English on 07/31/2007 Last modification on 08/06/2007 Published: 08/08/2007 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24227 |
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