Alex Palmer Haley (1922-1992)

Born in Ithaca, New York, to two black parents, no one ever suspected that Alex Haley would become an influential man to the minds of Americans for generations to come. Alex Haley wrote the book ROOTS, a true book on the account of a Black family from back to when they were captured and taken as slaves. The foundation of this book was that of his own family, starting from seven generations up with Kunta Kinte. ROOTS has affected the lives of many and many more to come.
In 1921, Alex Haley was born to Simon Haley and Bertha George Palmer, two educated black teachers. Simon, his dad, taugh…