![]() ![]() Haley, Crouch insists, was a “ruthless hustler” and “one of the biggest damn liars this country has ever seen.” Crouch likens Haley to Tawana Brawley, the young black woman who infamously lied about being raped and humiliated by a white police officer. ![]() In at least three critical respects, Haley was downright dishonest.īlack commentator Stanley Crouch doesn’t mince words when it comes to Alex Haley. In fact, to describe Roots merely as “fiction” is to treat Haley with more charity than he deserves. To listen to Oprah and the actors with whom she was accompanied, one could be forgiven for regarding this as news. ![]() This is worth commenting upon only because, for as provocative and entertaining as both book and movie undoubtedly are - I read the book twice and watched the miniseries numerous times - Roots, the author’s assertions to the contrary notwithstanding, is a work of fiction through and through. Article audio sponsored by The John Birch Society ![]()
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