Leaders argue that difficult topics such as slavery, segregation and injustice are important parts of history that students ...

Lamar Alexander shares memories of author Alex Haley and talks about his new book, "The Education of a Senator." ...

The Knox County school district first deemed “Roots” to be in violation of the state’s Age-Appropriate Materials Act. The ...

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

With third-highest number of books banned, state removes renowned work about slave trade from library shelves ...

It joins a list of 118 other books banned in the district.

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Alex Haley’s book “Roots” is included in an updated list of book titles to be removed from Knox ...

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

In 1985, a venerated American author described his affinity for a certain underdog city with big charm. He noted that city's "steadily rising image as a pleasant, entertaining, positive city either to ...