With third-highest number of books banned, state removes renowned work about slave trade from library shelves ...

A Tennessee school district has banned “Roots,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alex Haley that helped reshape how Americans understand the history of slavery and African American genealogy. Knox ...

"Roots" by Alex Haley was taken off shelves after a district review found part of the book violated a relatively new state ...

A sculpture of Haley stands in Morningside Park. He donated his personal papers, including drafts of "Roots," to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1985, a venerated American author described his affinity for a certain underdog city with big charm. He noted that city's ...