Roots Author Alex Haley discusses his great-great-great grandfather Chicken George, and his 12 year research for his family Roots with assembled Washington D. C. Cardozo high Schools students in the school auditorium

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A black-and-white photograph of Alex Haley speaking into a microphone at a podium and holding up a book open to pages of photographs. The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped on the back.

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