The African
(The African by Alex Haley was published in the April 1976 issue of The American Genealogist Magazine.) “In 1965 shortly after I had completed writing the Autobiography of Malcolm X…
Roots: The Mixing of The Blood
(Roots: The Mixing of The Blood was originally published in the October 1976 issue of Playboy Magazine. In addition, it was also published within Alex Haley: The Playboy Interviews by…
‘Roots,’ Plus 12 Years; The Ups And Downs of A Successful Author
(‘Roots,’ Plus 12 Years; The Ups And Downs of A Successful Author was originally published on February 12, 1989 in The Washington Post.) In his book, Endangered Species: Writers Talk…
Reverend Black Douglas
(Reverend Black Douglas by Alex Haley was published in Country Ways: A Celebration of Rural Life by the Reader’s Digest Association in condensed format. It also appeared within Henning: Portrait…
Researching The Unknown
(Researching The Unknown by Alex Haley was originally published in the February 1973 issue of Writer’s Yearbook.) My family’s seven generations that my Grandma and great aunts told me about…
President Jimmy Carter
(President Jimmy Carter by Alex Haley was originally published in “A New Spirit, A New Commitment, A New America”: The Inauguration of President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter F….
Phyllis Diller: The Unlikeliest Star
(Phyllis Diller: The Unlikeliest Star was originally published in The Saturday Evening Post on March 31, 1962.) 140 Columbus Avenue. Once home to the performance venue known as the Purple…
Out Of The Past, Into The Convention
When Jimmy Carter was elected President in 1976, pundits hailed the advent of a “New South” and proclaimed an end to a century of separation. Twelve years later, both the…
My Search For Roots
(My Search For Roots by Alex Haley was published in The Milwaukee Sentinel on October 12, 1965) A writer goes back to Africa . . . and across our nation a people looks to…
My Furthest–Back Person—’The African’
(My Furthest–Back Person—’The African’ by Alex Haley was originally published in the July 16, 1972 issue of The New York Times. It also appeared within The Norton Sampler: Short Essays…