Two years after they relocated, Bertha Haley passed away in Normal, Alabama when Alex was ten years old.Īlthough Alex was considered a lax student, he graduated from high school at the age of 15. In 1929, Simon Haley began his teaching career, and the family moved. She spoke about “Kin-tay”, one of his grandfathers tracing back seven generations, whom she said was sold into slavery with other Gambian Africans in “Naplis” (Annapolis, Maryland). During this time, Haley listened to his grandmother Cynthia tell vibrant stories about their family’s ancestry.
After the death of Will Palmer in 1926, Simon Haley joined his wife and family in Henning and operated the Palmer business. Alex and his mother remained with the Palmers, while Simon returned to Cornell University to complete his graduate studies in agriculture. Six weeks after his birth, Simon and Bertha returned to Henning, Tennessee, and presented Will and Cynthia Palmer with their grandson, Alex Haley. The Civil War seriously affects James' plantation putting an end to the old ways and the family matriarch tells Queen to find some other place to live.Alexander Murray Palmer Haley Aug– February 10, 1992Īlexander Murray Palmer Haley, the oldest of three sons (George and Julius), was born to Simon and Bertha (Palmer) Haley on August 11, 1921, in Ithaca, New York. She is taken into the main plantation house to be the personal slave of James' daughter, where she spends her youth years trying to discern if Jackson is her real father. Queen's fair skin makes her soon notice that she is not as black as her fellow slaves. James marries a wealthy Southern lady, but he carries on with a lifelong affair with Easter, which will result in the birth of a girl, Queen. Queen's fair skin makes her soon notice that she is not as black as her fellow The first episode develops the relationship between James Jackson III, a rich plantation owner's son and Easter, a slave. Summary: The first episode develops the relationship between James Jackson III, a rich plantation owner's son and Easter, a slave.
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