Karl Marx letter could bring $500K at RR Auction, March 9

1872 letter written by Karl Marx to his French publisher, est. $300,000-$500,000
1872 letter written by Karl Marx to his French publisher, est. $300,000-$500,000
1872 letter written by Karl Marx to his French publisher, est. $300,000-$500,000

BOSTON – RR Auction‘s Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale, concluding on Wednesday, March 9, boasts more than 900 outstanding lots relating to great figures in world history and culture. View the fully illustrated catalog on LiveAuctioneers.

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Author Haley’s 100th birthday and legacy celebrated

Author Alex Haley photographed at University of Texas at Arlington's Texas Hall in 1980 during a speaking engagement. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Author Alex Haley photographed at University of Texas at Arlington's Texas Hall in 1980 during a speaking engagement. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Author Alex Haley photographed at University of Texas at Arlington’s Texas Hall in 1980 during a speaking engagement. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

HENNING, Tenn. (AP) – Find the good and praise it. It’s a phrase the late Alex Haley, author of the 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, often said during his life, from his days residing in the small West Tennessee town of Henning through his world travels as a journalist and writer. His seminal book about the horrors and injustices of slavery include messages of perseverance, courage and strength.

Now, on the occasion of his 100th birthday, the author’s bridge-building legacy is being invoked once again as a kind of antidote to an especially contentious period of American life. A ribbon-cutting at the renovated Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center took place August 13, and a community celebration featuring music, food and a fashion show is scheduled for Saturday.

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