Alex Haley

One question you might have wondered about is “what is the Atlantic slave trade?” Some information that I found in, ‘The Cruelest Commerce” is,“the total of Africans who came to the Americans as slaves, experts today believe that between 10-12 million made the voyage to the “New World” countless others died on the Africans coast waiting to be loaded onto ships they died crossing the Atlantic Ocean.” Regarding this, the slaves (African men/woman/children) were taken from their home and loved ones…

The book I choose to review and present is the autobiography of Malcolm X 1925-1965 explains the journey of this powerful journey through the eyes of Mr. Alex Haley, which was published by Ballantine Books in New York, New York in the year of 1992. The sources to support the theories defined in this review were taken from Central Michigan University library. The theories supported are good man theory, behavioral theory, transactional/power and influence theory, and reframing quadrant is reviewed…

The show Modern Family has been one of America’s most popular shows in recent memory and has provide us of the different types of families that there are across the world. The American family has changed drastically over time and many television shows have not portrayed that with today’s times. The television show Modern Family portrays a family in the present time and the different types of people that are in a family and how they come all together to be one. Modern Family displays three…

In collaboration with journalist, Alex Haley, Malcolm X tells of his life from his grim childhood to his unexpected death in The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1925 to Reverend Earl Little and Louise Little. Reverend Little was an iron-willed, confident, and independent man, according to Malcolm’s memory. Little was a strong leader who had no problem speaking against whites and he frequently had organized events in Omaha, Nebraska; in turn, it became a case…

“distinguished”professions available back then. “The ‘successful’ (African Americans) were such as waiters and bootblacks.” (Haley, 5), with their earnings being barely just enough to support themselves and their families`. However, a lot of the time, “[a black] family [could be] so poor that [they] would [just] eat the hole out of the doughnut; but at that time we were better off than most town Negroes.” (Haley, 6). On the other hand, Caucasians (especially white men) were in almost every…

as an individual and at explaining piece by piece how he became the man the world now knows. Created by interviews between Malcolm X himself and Alex Haley (the man behind the ground-breaking “Roots”), the autobiography was first published in 1965, months after the assassination of Malcolm X. The relationship between Haley and X began in 1959; when Haley was a journalist for magazines such as “Playboy” and…

An analysis of Modern Family Winning the Golden Globes 4 years in a row, “Modern Family” the american comedy, is still releasing trending episodes where the day to day life of three different types of families hook our eyes every Tuesday at 9:00 p.m in ABC family. It’s not only Sofia Vergara (the highest-paid TV actress in the U.S) who influences the rating to go up. In fact, the hilarious of the show “Modern Family” consists of 3 unsual marriages, each one representing a contrasting family…

The one exception is Alex, but she is "balanced out" by being considered unattractive. An example of the inaccurate gender stereotypes is shown in an episode where Claire has difficulty using technology, such as the alarm system or a new remote controller. When she has trouble…

Research Question: What motivated Malcolm X’s acceptance of true Islam and how did this change his beliefs about the American civil rights movement? The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley Value This document is co-written by Malcolm X making it a primary source. It is also written by Alex Haley, an African American journalist who ghostwrote Malcolm’s autobiography based on more than 50 in depth interviews with Malcolm. The purpose of this document is to detail Malcolm’s…

Malcolm X is quite possibly one of the greatest intellectuals of the 20th century. From the cadence of his speeches to the thick black glasses he would always sport, he became one of the most notable figures during his lifetime. Malcolm X was not born with that name but instead was born as Malcolm Little from Omaha, Nebraska in 1925 to Earl and Louise Little. Malcolm X was a fearless Muslim revolutionary thinker and social warrior who helped lead a group of disenfranchised people think for…