GraceMay 2010

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Alex Haley was a boy interested in slavery. He wanted to research his ancestors who were slaves.

When Alex was older he followed his dream and RESeaRCHed HIS ANCESTORs who Were SLAVES.

He went to africa on a boat like a slave boat. he saw how the slaves were treated. they were chained with no space.

this is Alex Haley in his great great great grand father's jail cell. they kept people here until they had enough to go on the boat.

alex haley went home and wrote articles about slaves. people could read them in magazines and newspapers.

his papers got published. then he wrote the book roots and that got published and lots of people read it.

then roots got made into a movie and tv show. abc persents a 12 hour tv show of the fatastic book roots.

roots won the record of most veweirs ever. now a bunch of people are buying the book roots.

alex haley died in 1992. people still remember him and read the amazing book roots.

the slave boat,jail sell and how scared they where.he is a changemaker becuse he

wrote a book that helpd pepole under stand slavery and slaves,where they come from, there familys and what

they had to go thru.

He is connected to harriet Beecher Stowe how also wrote about slavery.

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roots book!

a person that is brave, changes the world and dose not give up to get there goal of helping

people and making a difference.

slaves that got cought and sent to america untill...

civi war happend and slaves got free.

look up things or trase your own roots.

Alex Haley was born in Ithaca, New York on agust 11th

1921