The district says the removal is required under Tennessee’s Age-Appropriate Materials Act.

Knox County Schools recently took Alex Haley's influential novel, "Roots," off library shelves under the Age-Appropriate Materials Act.

A sculpture of Haley stands in Morningside Park. He donated his personal papers, including drafts of "Roots," to the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County Schools has banned the 1976 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Roots", credited with raising awareness about Black American history and sparking interest by all Americans in ...

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A Tennessee school district has banned “Roots,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alex Haley that helped reshape how Americans understand the history of slavery and African American genealogy. Knox ...

The Evansville Vanderburgh County Historical Society will soon host a walking tour of historic Baptisttown. According to EVPL, it will take place at 1 p.m. on May 16.

A local repository of unique historical maps, photos and cultural exhibits could be closed to the public due to San José’s ...

Articulation Africa Book and Art Fair celebrates local creatives, storytelling, and cultural expression at the Clermont ...

After moving from Baltimore to Philadelphia to attend Temple University, Dyymond Whipper-Young saw an interesting historical ...

Why was Arturo “Arthur” Schomburg have such a passion for collecting books about Black people? Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, Schomburg famously spent 20 years traveling the world to track down ...

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