The outside of Kendall Hall on the campus of Yakima Valley College on Sept. 21, 2018. YVC opened its doors on on Sept. 17, 1928. ... Alex Haley’s landmark 1976 book, ...

NORRIS, Tenn. — The Museum of Appalachia celebrated Alex Haley at their "Heroes of Southern Appalachia" ceremony on March 1. Former Tennessee Governor and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander presented ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning "Roots" author Alex Haley, who died in 1992, lived in Clinton. The event is March 1. ... Tickets for the event, set for 7 p.m. March 1, at the museum's Heritage Hall can be ...

Alex Haley was born Aug. 11, 1921, in Ithaca, New York, although he wasn't there long, according to the biography on his website. Just six weeks after his birth, Haley's parents, Simon and Bertha ...

No one can deny Alex Haley’s impact on America. He is one of the best-selling African American authors in history. He won a special Pulitzer Prize for his seminal book, “Roots: The Saga of an ...

Alex Haley’s landmark book began in Reader’s Digest, where he worked as a senior editor. Its impact is still being felt today. I first heard of Alex Haley sometime around 1967, when I was a ...