Alex Haley

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American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist

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According to Wikipedia, Alexander Murray Palmer Haley was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised the public awareness of black American history and inspired a broad interest in genealogy and family history.

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Alex Haley is most known for their academic work in the field of communications. They are also known for their academic work in the fields of and literature.

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