Articles And Essays

The Most Unforgettable Character I’ve Met

(The Most Unforgettable Character I’ve Met by Alex Haley was originally published in the March 1961 issue of Reader’s Digest.) Alex Haley is widely known as the author of Roots:…

The Man With A Thousand Faces

(The Man With A Thousand Faces by Alex Haley was originally published in the December 1955 issue of Coronet.) Born, Leonidas Frank Chaney, to deaf-mute parents in Colorado on April…

The Man Who Wouldn’t Quit

(The Man Who Wouldn’t Quit was first published in Reader’s Digest in March 1963. In 2007, Reader’s Digest republished the article in Alex Haley: The Man Who Traced America’s Roots….

The Man On The Train

(The Man On The Train by Alex Haley was originally published in the February 1991 issue of Reader’s Digest. In 2007, Reader’s Digest republished the article in Alex Haley: The…

The Malcolm X I Knew

(The Malcolm X I Knew was originally published in the November 1965 issue of Saga Magazine—the same month The Autobiography of Malcolm X was published.) Note: Below is the transcription…

Alex Haley: Southern Living

(Alex Haley: Southern Living was originally published in the January 1990 issue of Southern Living.) In his article, Alex Haley’s Better Day, Haley delivered parts of the following at Brown…

She Makes a Joyful Music

(She Makes a Joyful Music by Alex Haley was originally published in the November 1961 issue of Reader’s Digest. In 2007, Reader’s Digest republished the article in Alex Haley: The…

Search For An Ancestor

(Search For An Ancestor was originally published in the January 1974 issue of The Listener—a weekly magazine established by the British Broadcasting Corporation. It later appeared within the second edition…

The Girl Who Wouldn’t Give Up

(The Girl Who Wouldn’t Give Up by Alex Haley was originally published in the May 1961 issue of Reader’s Digest. In 2007, Reader’s Digest republished the article in Alex Haley:…

The Amazing Grace of John Newton

(The Amazing Grace of John Newton by Alex Haley was originally published in the October 1986 issue of Reader’s Digest. In 2007, Reader’s Digest republished the article in Alex Haley:…