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Roots

by Alex Haley · 1861

Religion & Spirituality · ranked #27 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Roots is a novel written by Alex Haley and published in 1976. It portrays the story of Kunta Kinte, an 18th-century African, captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States, and f

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Category
Religion & Spirituality
First published
1861 · 1860s
Author
Alex Haley
Standing
Recommended

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