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Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-10 - Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

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It is difficult to think of two twentieth century books by one author that have had as much influence on American culture when they were published as Alex Haley
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Pages: 274
Authors: Robert Jefferson Norrell
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-10 - Publisher: Macmillan

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The first biography of the author of Roots and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, two of the most influential books of the 20th century
Making Roots
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Matthew F. Delmont
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-08-02 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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When Alex Haleyƕs book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976 it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the
On the Fringes of History
Language: en
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Authors: Philip D. Curtin
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In the 1950s professional historians claiming to specialize in tropical Africa were no more than a handful. The teaching of world history was confined to high s
Up from History
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-04-30 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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Since the 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr., has personified black leadership with his use of direct action protests against white authority. A century ago, in the