Alex Haley

Birth : 1921-08-11, Ithaca, New York, United States

Death : 1992-02-10

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an African-American writer. He is best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family and the coauthor of The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Haley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Writer
The Autobiography of Malcolm X is an account of the life of Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in 1925, who became a human rights activist. Malcolm X was assassinated in New York's Audubon Ballroom in February 1965.
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Self
Narrated by actress Alfre Woodard, this trenchant, eye-opening doc traces the radical civil rights leader’s life from his tumultuous childhood, through his rise in the ranks of the Nation of Islam, to his 1965 assassination.
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Book
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
Self
Aimé Césaire - Le Masque des mots is a portrait of the Martinican writer who calls himself a rebellious negro and for whom the poetic act represents an act of freedom.
Super Fly T.N.T.
Super Fly T.N.T.
Writer
A Harlem drug dealer and his girlfriend retire to Rome, where he joins an African revolution.
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Book
James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.