"You can't be nobody's frien' an' slave both." "How come, Pappy?" "'Cause friend's don't own one 'nother." - Alex Haley

"You can't be nobody's frien' an' slave both."
"How come, Pappy?"
"'Cause friend's don't own one 'nother."

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About Alex Haley

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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