Roots

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• 6/10/18
  

  The Pulitzer's Gentlemen's Agreement

  by Philip Nobile

  An open letter to the Pulitzer Board about its indifference to Alex Haley’s "deliberate deception" in his prize-winning "Roots."

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• 4/20/18
  

  The Prize that Taints the Pulitzer's Ethics and Honor

  by Philip Nobile

  It's the Pulitzer that went to Alex Haley’s tarnished blockbuster, “Roots.”

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• 2/25/18
  

  The Strange Evolution of Henry Louis Gates's Estimate of Alex Haley and “Roots”

  by Philip Nobile

  Haley went from a blacklist to beatitude.

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• 6-22-16
  

  If You Want to Understand Slavery It Helps to Visit the Places Where Slaves Lived

  by Pearl Duncan

  The actors in the new “Roots” did just that. So did I. The experience was transformative.

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• 6-7-16
  

  The Rape Scenes in “Roots” Suggest Why DNA Studies of African Americans Are so Vital

  by Pearl Duncan

  Using DNA can help reveal the hell that was slavery.

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• SOURCE: Slate
  6-1-16
  

  How did Americans react to the original “Roots”?

  These letters show that many were greatly disturbed by the series and felt the producers went too far.

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• SOURCE: Adweek
  5-27-16
  

  History Celebrates New Show Roots With Project to Digitize Post-Slavery Documents

  It will help African-American families trace their ancestors.

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• SOURCE: Aeon
  

  Roots and genes

  by Alondra Nelson

  ‘Roots’ sparked an African-American quest for identity through family history. Does DNA finally provide firm grounds?

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• SOURCE: The Root
  11-6-13
  

  The History Channel Set to Remake 'Roots'

  The network acquired the rights to the successful miniseries from Alex Haley's estate.