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Prominent Henning businessman Will Palmer built this house in 1918-19. His grandson Alex Haley lived here from 1921 to 1929 and later spent many summers with his grandparents. On its porch he heard stories told by his grandmother and aunts that inspired him to write his 1976 Pulitzer Prize-winning book Roots. Millions of Americans watched an eight-part television adaptation the following year.
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Henning, Tennessee · United States
