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It was the first time the name had ever been spoken as this child's name, for Omoro's people felt that each human being should be the first to know who he was.

Alex Haley

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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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