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Alex Haley's novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family inspired many Americans to search their own family genealogy. African American history became a topic of interest and received appreciation from a new generation.

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What did Alex Haley do?

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What authors was in American author and biographer who traced his ancestry back to Africa in his book Roots?

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Alex Haley was an American author and biographer who traced his ancestry back to Africa in his book "Roots," which tells the story of his family's history, beginning with the capture and enslavement of his ancestor Kunta Kinte. The book was groundbreaking in its exploration of African American genealogy and history.


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Who wrote the best-selling book and TV mini series about your ancestry- ROOTS?

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Alex Haley to find and portray the good in?

Alex Haley wrote the novel "Roots" about several generations of an African-American family, beginning with an African ancestor who was enslaved and brought to America. The book was a fictionalized version of stories Haley's grandmother told him about their family history.


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