![]() In this month's re-release, Johnson updates his book to bring Haley's message of "finding the good" into the context of current-day issues like the coronavirus and the killing of George Floyd, a black man, by a white police officer in Minnesota. ![]() In his book, Johnson includes examples of Haley's influence on himself and Montgomery. The Henning museum and the home where Haley lived with his grandparents from 1921 to 1929 are state historic sites. Haley also wrote "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," based on interviews with the civil rights leader. Haley is most well known for "Roots," which earned him a Pulitzer Prize and was turned into a TV miniseries watched by a record-setting 130 million people when it was released in 1977. Johnson weaves Montgomery's story with examples from his own life dealing with racism, family members grappling with substance abuse and incarceration, and issues of faith. ![]() Haley had wanted to write a book about Montgomery, who was born into a family of sharecroppers and endured racism in the Jim Crow South before becoming a successful plumber, farm owner, alderman and mayor. As young boys, they would swim together and write love poems to girls. ![]() Johnson's book discusses the life of Montgomery, who befriended Haley in Henning. ![]()
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