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Alex Haley nearly lost it all writing 'Roots'
Listen to the episodeA novel tracing the lineage of African American history through the story of Kunta Kinte, beginning with his capture in Africa and journey across the Atlantic on a slave ship. Alex Haley immersed himself in the research, including spending time in a ship's hold to understand what his protagonist would have experienced.
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