“Haley has done more than recapture the History of his own family. As the first [B]lack American writer to trace his origins back to their roots, he has told the story of 25,000,000 Americans of African descent.” — “Roots” book jacket cover
Before there was Nikole Hannah-Jones’ “The 1619 Project” — a history lesson now streaming on Hulu — there was Alex Haley and “Roots: The Saga of an American Family.”
