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Sleepless late that night, his mind still tumbling with conflicts, he recalled something Omoro had said once when Kunta had refused to let go of a choice mango after Lamin begged for a bite: “When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand, nor can your hand pick up anything.

Alex Haley

Roots: The Saga of an American Family · October 15, 1980 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Alexander Palmer Haley (11 August 1921 – 10 February 1992) was an American writer best known for his work Roots: The Saga of an American Family.

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Native Name: Alexander Murray Palmer Haley

Also Known As: Alex

Alternative Names: Alexander Palmer Haley • Alexander M. P. Haley • A. M. P. Haley • A. Haley • Haley • Alexander Haley • Alex Palmer Haley • Haley, Alexander Murray Palmer • Haley, Alex • Хейли, Алекс • Алекс Хейли • А. Хейли

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When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand, nor can your hand pick up anything.

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In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it.

I read aimlessly, until I learned to read selectively, with a purpose. - Malcom X

And there was a lot of exclaiming about some Massa Patrick Henry having cried out, 'Give me liberty or give me death!' Kunta liked that, but he couldn't understand how somebody white could say it; white folks looked pretty free to him.

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