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Pete Trengle,
Bass Player
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The telecast of Alex Haley's book Roots and the 1976 Bicentennial were catalysts that precipitated this new wave of interest.
Alex Haley's Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976) is adapted for television, becoming one of the most popular shows in the history of American television.
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Keith Tennant,
Factory Worker
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Some say Alex Haley's book "ROOTS", which was made into a popular mini series, helped ignite the current genealogy craze.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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Alex Haley exploded the myth by tracing his genealogy back to Kunta Kinte, an African slave brought here in the 18th century.
Based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel about his African ancestors, Roots followed several generations in the lives of a slave family.
Alex Haley's book Roots traced Kunta Kinte's homeland to Gambia.
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Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent
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Based on Alex Haley's real-life search for his African ancestry, the shows made other African Americans more aware of their rich cultural heritage.
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Jack Crawford,
WWII Veteran
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Jimmy Carter was president and Alex Haley's Roots won a Pulitzer Prize.
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David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist
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Summary: Alex Haley's research led him to a Gambian oral historian called a 'griot.
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Jordan Jones,
Rapper
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In Alex Haley's book "Roots", Kunta Kinte was waiting in the carriage after leaving his boss in a plantation ballroom function, he heard the sound of music and drums and he felt something different as compared to White people music.
Alex Haley's "Roots" was plagiarized from a White author.
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