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I think one of the most fascinating things you can do after you learn about your own people is to study something about the history and culture of other people.
Alex Haley
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Alex Haley
Age: 70 †
Born: 1921
Born: August 11
Died: 1992
Died: February 10
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Alexander Murray Palmer Haley
Alexander M. P. Haley
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Brown people wouldn't speak to someone who was black.
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