AmericanAuthor whose works of historical fiction and reportage depicted the struggles of African Americans. Pulitzer Prize in 1977. 1921-1992 Popularity:
“Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.”
“My fondest hope is that "Roots" may start black, white, brown, red, yellow people digging back for their own roots. Man, that would make me feel 90 feet tall.”
“I look at my books the way parents look at their children. The fact that one becomes more successful than the others doesn't make me love the less successful one any less.”
