Articles And Essays

Mr. Muhammad Speaks

(Mr. Muhammad Speaks by Alex Haley was originally published in the March 1960 issue of Reader’s Digest. In 2007, Reader’s Digest republished the article in Alex Haley: The Man Who…

Malcolm X Remembered

(Malcolm X Remembered by Alex Haley was originally published in the July 1992 issue of Playboy Magazine. In addition, it was also published within Alex Haley: The Playboy Interviews by…

Kunta Kinte Is Born

(This article is actually the first chapter of Roots: The Saga of An American Family. It was later published as: Kunta Kinte Is Born within Heritage: African American Readings For…

Alex Haley: John Philip Sousa

(John Philip Sousa by Alex Haley was originally published in the July 1966 issue of Boys’ Life Magazine.) Of all composers who ever wrote a tune, none will match the…

In The Pacific

(In The Pacific by Alex Haley was originally published in the February 1944 issue of U.S. Coast Guard Magazine.) Alex Haley signed up for a three-year enlistment in the U.S….

I’m Talking To You, White Man

(I’m Talking To You, White Man was originally published in The Saturday Evening Post on September 12, 1964.) On September 12, 1964, the cover of The Saturday Evening Post showed…

Hope Springs Eternal

(Hope Springs Eternal by Alex Haley was originally published in the January 1955 issue of The Atlantic Monthly.) Alex Haley, after two years of college, enlisted in the U.S. Coast…