David Herbert Donald, in a review in Commentary, December, 1976

Chester J. Fontenot, "Radical Upbringing," in Prairie Schooner, Spring, 1977, pp 98-9.

Eugene D Genovese, Roll Jordan Roll- The World the Slaves Made, Vintage, 1974

Russell Warren Howe, "An Elusive Past," in The New Leader, January 3, 1977, pp. 23-4

Philip Nobile, "Was Roots One of the Great Literary Hoaxes'" in The Toronto Star, March 8, 1993, p A13

Clarence Page, "Alex Haley's Enduring Truths," in The Courier Journal, March 11, 1993, p. 8A.

Arnold Rampersad, in a review in The New Republic, Vol 175, No. 23, December 4, 1976, pp. 23-4, 26

Pascoe Sawyers, "Black and White," in The Guardian, September 13, 1997, p 6.

Howard F. Stem, "In Search of 'Roots' An Epic of Origins and Destiny," in Journal of Popular Culture, Vol. XI, No 1, Summer, 1977, pp 11-17.

Paul D, Zimmerman, "In Search of a Heritage- Roots," in Newsweek, Sept 27, 1976, p 94