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Museum of Appalachia honors 'Roots' author Alex Haley: 'He was God's storyteller'
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 2 months ago"Find the good and praise it," the best-known saying attributed to world-renowned author Alex Haley,...
Museum of Appalachia to honor Alex Haley at 'Heroes of Southern Appalachia' event
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOn March 1, the Museum of Appalachia will celebrate the late Alex Haley at its “Heroes of Southern...
Turns Out MLK Never Made His Famous Criticism of Malcolm X
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 12 months agoDominic LipinskiNotorious Black historian Alex Haley faked Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s harsh...
The Bible is now an official Tennessee book. The state is walking a constitutional tightrope.
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 week agoEight years after his predecessor vetoed a bill enshrining the Bible as the official state book,...
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signs bill making the Aitken Bible an official state book
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe Aitken Bible, along with nine other works, including George Washington's "Farewell Address" and...
August Virtual Lunch and Learn: A Celebration of Alex Haley, his legacy and roots with Chris Haley
The Frederick News-Post, Md. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 8—Chris Haley, performer, author, historian and filmmaker, will share personal insights on the occasion of his celebrated uncle's 101st birthday. This virtual lecture at 1 p.m. Aug. 11 ...
Today in History: January 23, 24th Amendment bans poll taxes in federal elections
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOn Jan. 23, 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, eliminating the poll tax in...
Family will take you through the holidays and beyond | Norment
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.” – Alex Haley...
Turns Out Martin Luther King Jr. Didn’t Really Criticize Malcolm X
Biography· 11 months agoMartin Luther King Jr.’s oft-referenced criticism of Malcolm X in a 1965 “Playboy” interview was...
Lucinda Williams Bit Ryan Adams and Other Big Reveals in Her New Memoir
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“Music was my therapy for the many traumas I suffered as a child,” Lucinda Williams writes in her...