Alex Haley BiographyAlex Haley was born Alex Murray Palmer Haley on August 11, 1921 in Ithaca, New York. Alex's parents were Simon and Bertha Haley. His father was a veteran of World War I and also a graduate student in agriculture at Cornell University. His mother was a teacher. For the first five years of Alex's life, he lived with his mother and grandparents in rural Henning, Tennessee, while his father completed his degree in agriculture. Alex always said he was very proud of his father. According to Bio TrueStory, Alex once said, "I was very proud to watch my father overcome the immense obstacles of racism to achieve high levels of success and provide better opportunities for his children." » Alex Haley was a bright and gifted student. He graduated at the age of fifteen and enrolled at Alcorn A&M College, which we know today as Alcorn State University, in Mississippi, where he was the student of first year the least distinguished. After a year at Alcorn State University, he transferred to Elizabeth City State Teachers College in North Carolina. In 1939, at the age of 17, Alex left...