raisingactivists 's review for:

Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley

5.0

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One of the best stories I have ever read. One of those books you realize should be required reading. So good, so powerful, it prompted my ex-husband to warn our kids not to read it because it 'makes white people look bad" and 'slavery was worse than it really was'. And could there ever be a better recommendation than that?