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An Hour with Alex Haley - Part 2 of 2
No full textAn Hour with Alex Haley, chaired by Ian Fraser. American author Alex Haley talks about the genesis of his novel "Roots" and answers questions. (2 tapes.) Radio New Zealand recording. Writers and Readers Week, Wellington, 15/03/1990
An Hour with Alex Haley - Part 1 of 2
No full textAn Hour with Alex Haley, chaired by Ian Fraser. American author Alex Haley talks about the genesis of his novel "Roots" and answers questions. (2 tapes.) Radio New Zealand recording. Writers and Readers Week, Wellington, 15/03/1990
Alex Haley, author
No full textExamines the life and achievements of Alex Haley, celebrated author of "Roots" and other writings, discussing his life and literary career, as well as his obsession with researching his family's history
Alex Haley, A History of the Negro in America, 1968
No full textAlex Haley was an American author and writer of several critically acclaimed novels and biographies including Malcolm X, and Roots: The Saga of an American Family. A fervent scholar of African American history, Haley here gives a presentation centered around his genealogical research in preparation for writing Roots. Referring to African Americans as “the only unwilling immigrants” to the United States, Haley traces his own roots back to the slave ship that brought his ancestors to the New World, detailing European first impressions of African culture, and vice versa.https://commons.emich.edu/lectures_presentations/1002/thumbnail.jp
1982-10-06 Unfinished Business: Author Alex Haley on the Success of His Work Roots
No full textOn this episode of Unfinished Business John Wolfe presents a personality profile of author Alex Haley, discussing the great success of his work Roots, and the thoughts and feelings that followed, this interview took place after a lecture by Haley presented by Morehead State, recorded on October 6, 1982
Haley Hall
No full textHaley Hall When noted author Alex Haley was researching his roots, he discovered that his father, Simon Haley, had been an agricultural student at A&T. The university saw fit to build a landmark in recognition of this historic fact; thus, the construction in 1969 of Haley Hall, a residence hall for male students.https://digital.library.ncat.edu/campusbuildings/1026/thumbnail.jp
Alex Haley
No full textAlex Haley Was Honored by the Institute of African Affairs and Nashville Community Leaders In the Late Spring. Haley, Author of ROOTS, Joined In the Dedication Festivities of the Alex Haley Select Reading and Reference Room.https://digitalscholarship.tnstate.edu/library-digital-collections/1196/thumbnail.jp
Alex Haley
No full textAlex Haley, the author of ROOTS and a few other works, spoke at an Exchange Club luncheon
America\u27s Future: A Conversation with Nikki Haley
No full textNikki Haley was elected the 116th governor of South Carolina in 2010, the first female governor of South Carolina and the first minority female governor in America. She was reelected in 2014, and in 2016 Time Magazine named her among the 100 most influential people in the world.
From 2017 to 2019, she served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, as a member of the President’s Cabinet and on the National Security Council.
In 2019, she founded Stand For America. She is the author of If You Want Something Done: Leadership Lessons from Bold Women (2022) and With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace (2019)
Author Alex Haley with LA County Library Staff at Library Breakfast, 1988
No full textAuthor Alex Haley with LA County Library Staff at Library Breakfast, 198
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