Roots
The Saga of an American Family
Alex Haley
Uncover the astonishing story of Kunta Kinte and his descendants in this monumental two-century drama. Follow their journey from their African origins, through slavery and emancipation, and see how their cultural heritage was taken away from them. Haley's tale of one family's resilience and the indomitability of the human spirit is not just for blacks or whites, but for all races and people everywhere.
Publish Date
1977-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
1977-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1976
Goodreads Rating
4.44
ISBN
9780306824852
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2020-06-20T16:01:40.000Z
I was expecting the book "Roots" by Alex Hayley in this list. I read the book in the late 70s in India and had a profound effect reading the horror of how people were kidnapped from their peaceful lives and transported to another country. – source