Alex Haley's Roots: The Saga of an American Family encouraged black Americans to explore their past and helped to popularize oral history and family history in the United States. His writing reminds us that oral history recording taps into a vast, rich reservoir of oral traditions sustained through family, community and national memories.As a boy, Alex Haley spent his summers on his grandmother's front porch in Henning, Tennessee. listening to her and her sisters tell stories of the family's history back through the days of slavery. The "Furthest–Back person" they spoke of was an ancestor they called "the African," who was kidnapped in his native country, shipped to Annapolis, Maryland, and sold into slavery. He remembered hearing:"Yeah, boy, that African say his name was 'Kin-tay'; he say the banjo was 'ko,' an' the river 'Kamby-Bolong,' an' he was off choppin' some wood to make his drum when they grabbed 'im!"These stories stayed with young Alex throughout his life. And he became obsessed with finding his family's roots in Africa.With the help of some friends and a linguist from West Africa, he learned that some of the words in his grandmother's stories were like Mandinka words (a language spoken by some tribes), and that the river she spoke of as 'Kamby Bolong' was probably the Gambia River. Alex knew that he must get to the Gambia River.With the help of Gambian officials, he learned that a griot, or oral historian, knew the history of a Kin-tay family. Could this be his own family? Alex Haley began his own trip up the Gambia River to find out.
Yes and no, a scale can help by telling if you are losing or gaining weight but the downside is that it can also discourage you. It can make you feel like you are not making any progress at all or it can make you feel like you have gained weight.
Answer: - democracy and political system
- quality of institutions
- cultural determinants
- government structure
- press freedom
Explanation: These points describe how media could fail to report corruption in society such as in South Africa.
Answer:
1. The Fall of Western Roman Empire (476 AD)
2. Charles the Hammer and the Battle of Tours (732 AD)
3. Charlemagne, the Emperor of Romans (800 AD)
JUST SOME INFO:
The downfall of the Roman Empire in the west led to the formation of the Frankish states in the late 15th century A.D.
The fertile plains, land, cattle, weapons , and horses attracted the Frankish nobility.
The Battle of Tours was encountered among Franks and Burgundian against the Muslims in 732. The leader of the battle from the Christian side was Charles Martel. He played a significant role in defeating the army of Spanish Moors who were trying to enter Western Europe.
Charlemagne (called Charles I) was king of Frank and Lombards, and under Pope Leo III, crowned as the emperor of Rome in 800 A.D. He was known for his military skills and political capabilities.
Thus we can conclude that the events like the fall of the Roman Empire, The battle of Tours and the founding of the Holy Roman Empire played a vital role in the Middle Ages in Europe.
