Alex Haley’s 1976 “family history” book was titled Roots. It purported to follow six generations of Haley’s family, from an African taken and sold into slavery to the present day. It was a media sensation. Haley, the author of numerous black history books, including a collaboration with Malcolm X on the autobiography of Malcolm X, won a Pulitzer Prize and then a Nation book review prize for his “family history” novel.Read More
Black Activist Children’s Book Contains Pages of Plagiarized Material
