The Paradox of Alex Haley

A lesson for writers and readers

https://sowingtheseed.org/2020/07/26/malcolm-and-haley/ — Uncredited photo — Alex Haley and Malcolm X

Alex Haley

The late writer, Alex Haley, is again the subject of historical controversy. Haley, the author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, and the genealogical memoir, Roots, is a legend of a writer.

I once had a chance to interview Alex Haley. A media friend told me they could arrange it, but I would need…