Book Summary: The Works Of Alex Haley

I was extremely intrigued by the works of Alex Haley, especially Queen. My first and foremost reason for choosing this book was because of my own family history and coming from ancestors who experienced being raped or having forbidden love with their slave owners. My mother's side of the family are descendants of our countries 10th president John Tyler. My mother younger siblings were the first not to be born in Richmond, Virginia. My family was given acres beyond acres of land. I remember hearing when I was 10, the family talking about land that was still ours that his white grandson was contesting my great-great aunt Taddie for. My grandma Rose and even some of my very own siblings can pass for white because of the skin and hair. You could not call my grandma "High Yellow" and not expect a fight. She hated that word. It was as if I was getting a more in-depth look at my own family's life. Filling in puzzle pieces to things I could only imagine. …show more content…
It seemed he knew she was black all along. He drugged her with opium, but not enough because he couldn’t take full advantage of her. He and his friends through a rock with a note tied to it saying, "All nigra bitches will die" (p. 526) through Alice window before he raped Queen. He bit through the skin of her breast till it bled, ripped her clothes and punched her in the face numerous amount of times. For this, she lost the only friend she had. Her and Alice where two-of-a-kind. Both passing for white women. Using the words my grandma hated so, "It's tough isn't it, looking white, Sista? "High Yalla" they call it?" (p. 503). This was a love lost again. This time, the love of a friend. I really felt for