Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics.
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Alex Haley
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About Alex Haley
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised the public awareness of black American history and inspired a broad interest in genealogy and family history. Haley's first book was The Autobiography of Malcolm X, published in 1965…
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Alex HaleyMy fondest hope is that 'Roots' may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall.
In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.
When you start about family, about lineage and ancestry, you are talking about every person on earth.
In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.