Look in your search engine,and write alex haley a fraud and it'll explain it
2006-09-25 11:52:27 · 6 answers · asked by alleyjoe_5665 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
I'm sure he just used composites of what he knew had happened back then and put names on it. I wouldnt call it a lie... more of a tapestry if you will.
2006-09-25 11:56:25 · answer #1 · answered by ♥♥♥ Pink ♥♥♥ 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Much of the "Roots" story was plagiarized from a book written by Harold Courlander. Haley was sued for copyright infringement, paid $650,000 to settle the matter, and issued a written statement acknowledging that the copying had occurred. His family genealogy is fictitious, as it cannot be substantiated from public records searches. Also, Haley completely minimizes the role that African blacks had in the slave trade, which could not have existed without the support of the blacks.
2016-02-07 08:35:44 · answer #2 · answered by Joseph B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The pain and injustice of slavery was NOT a lie and that is the story that Roots is based on--the everyday trials and tribulations in the life of a slave. Maybe that exact story and those exact characters never existed, but I promise you life WAS that bad or worse for many slaves.
2006-09-25 11:55:27 · answer #3 · answered by A.R. 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Most likely, yes
2006-09-25 11:56:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes he found out he was adopted!!
2006-09-25 12:01:30 · answer #5 · answered by Timmoshanko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know
2006-09-25 11:59:23 · answer #6 · answered by Sexy T 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋