Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American writer and author Alex Haley (1921 - 1992), UK, 12th April 1977. (Photo by Hilaria McCarthy/Daily Express/Hulton ...

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Knox County Schools has banned the 1976 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Roots", credited with raising awareness about Black American history and sparking interest by all Americans in their genealogy.

Knox County Schools in Tennessee is removing Alex Haley's 1976 novel "Roots" from its libraries. The removal is part of a larger ban that now includes 119 titles across the school district. Author ...

"A condensed version of a portion of this work first appeared in Reader's Digest." Lillian Smith Book Award, 1977 ANAC copy 39088010334035 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, From the ...

To recognize Black History Month, Book of the Day is digging into the archives to bring you some important interviews. In 1977, author Alex Haley... Alex Haley nearly lost it all writing 'Roots' To ...

"Remembering Roots: How an American Classic Transformed the World" By Lucas L. Johnson II (Broadleaf Books, 221 pages, $25.99) Alex Haley's "Roots: The Saga of an American Family" was published in ...

The Knox County school district first deemed “Roots” to be in violation of the state’s Age-Appropriate Materials Act. The Knox County school district in Tennessee has reversed its ban on the Pulitzer ...

"Roots," the renowned 1976 novel by Alex Haley that spurred a broad awakening in African American genealogy and history, has been banned by Knox County Schools. "Roots" was among the first widely read ...