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Haley, Alex (ander) Murray Palmer -

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (1921 - 1992)

AlexanderMurray Palmer(Alex)Haley

Born in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States

Ancestors

Son of Simon Alexander Haley and Bertha George (Palmer) Haley

Brother of George Williford Boyce Haley, Julius Cornell Embree Haley and Lois Ann (Haley) Butts[half]

Father of William Alexander Haley Sr

Died at age 70in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

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Biography

Alex Haley is Notable.

Author Alex Haley won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1976 book, Roots, The Saga of an American Family, which was adapted to a television mini-series the following year and watched by 130 million viewers, raising public awareness of Black history and sparking an interest in genealogy.

His Autobiography of Malcolm X was ranked as one of the most influential nonfiction books of the 20th century.^[1]

Alex Haley was awarded the Spingarn Medal for Alex Haley - Biography and Facts - FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICANS HEKIC