say the value in his work was capturing the imaginations of those who thought tracing their roots was impossible. But historians including Henry Louis Gates Jr. Haley later conceded that passages of his book had come from The African, a novel by Harold Courlander, and researchers found major inaccuracies in his genealogical claims. The book and the television miniseries based on it are credited with sparking a surge of genealogy interest in the 1970s. Roots, published in 1976, was the culmination of Haley’s 10 years of research and travel to Africa. The 1919 house where Roots author Alex Haley said he first heard stories of his family’s African heritage has become a museum. The front porch of his maternal grandparents’ Henning, Tenn., home is where author Alex Haley often heard stories of his family’s roots. Family Tree Templates and Relationship Charts.Best UK, Irish and Commonwealth Genealogy Websites.Best African American Genealogy Websites.Surnames: Family Search Tips and Surname Origins.Preserving Old Photos of Your Family History.How to Find Your Ancestor’s US Military Records.
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