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Museum of Appalachia honors 'Roots' author Alex Haley: 'He was God's storyteller'

"Find the good and praise it," the best-known saying attributed to world-renowned author Alex Haley, was the theme of the night at the Museum of Appalachia's Heroes of Southern Appalachia Award ...
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Museum of Appalachia to honor Alex Haley at 'Heroes of Southern Appalachia' event

On March 1, the Museum of Appalachia will celebrate the late Alex Haley at its “Heroes of Southern Appalachia” award ceremony. Lamar Alexander, former Tennessee governor, University of Tennessee ...
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See the Museum of Appalachia honor "Roots" author, Alex Haley

See the Museum of Appalachia honor "Roots" author, Alex Haley Hon. Lamar Alexander presents award to Alex Haley for being a "Hero of Southern Appalachia" at the Museum of Appalachia on Friday, March 1 ...
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This Day In History: Alex Haley, famed author of ‘Roots,’ was born

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - On August 11, author Alex Haley was born. He’s best known for Roots: The Saga of an American Family, a Pulitzer-winning work that traced his ancestry from Africa through slavery ...
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'Roots' author Alex Haley honored by Museum of Appalachia: 'He was God's storyteller'

"Find the good and praise it," the best-known saying attributed to world-renowned author Alex Haley, was the theme of the night at the Museum of Appalachia's Heroes of Southern Appalachia Award ...