... who he was and who his ancestors were inspired him to carry out numerous years of research and countless interviews in order to finish his book. Although Alex Haley wrote Roots in search of his origin and Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin for a political purpose, both authors ... see clearly that Howe does not understand Haley's intentions for writing Roots. Howe seems to think Haley was writing a history book and thus picks at the minor historical errors in Haley's book. Although Roots might have a few minor flaws in the historical point of view, one must understand that Ha...

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