After Knox County Schools banned the globally renowned book "Roots" by Alex Haley, the late author's family is speaking out.

"Roots" by Alex Haley, a globally-renowned book about Black history and an official TN state book, has been banned in Knox ...

The Tennessee district’s decision came from concerns in the 'Roots' novel‘s specific passage in Chapter 84, flagging it for ...

Alex Haley’s Roots: The Saga of an American Family — has been banned from school libraries in the Tennessee county of Knox.

Alex Haley’s book “Roots” is included in an updated list of book titles to be removed from Knox County Schools libraries. The ...

The landmark 1976 novel joins dozens of books by Black authors facing increased scrutiny and removal in schools nationwide. A ...

A Tennessee school district has officially removed Alex Haley’s historic novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family from its ...

"Roots" by Alex Haley was taken off shelves after a district review found part of the book violated a relatively new state law called the age-appropriate materials act.

Knox County Schools' ban of Alex Haley's "Roots" under Tennessee law has sparked concerns from historians and educators.

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 ...

"If this bothers us, let's do something about it. This time, it's 'Roots.' Next time, it's going to be a book that you really ...