The Joyfulicity Blog

Roots by Alex Haley is an historical saga that traces the lineage of an African family from pre-colonial Africa through the horrors of slavery in America and into the generations that follow. Blending historical fiction with genealogical research, the novel follows the life of Kunta Kinte, a young man from the Mandinka people of West Africa, whose capture and enslavement marks the beginning of a multigenerational story of survival, resistance, and cultural endurance.