Alex Quote by Manning Marable
![“Anne Romaine collected her own parallel archive to [Alex] Haley.” quote by Manning Marable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2a4/manning-marable-9023_alex_anne-romaine-collected-her-own-parallel_2139644.jpg)
“Anne Romaine collected her own parallel archive to [Alex] Haley.”
About This Quote
Source Article: Manning Marable on archival practices, 2008
Notes a scholar's effort to build a personal archive parallel to Haley's work.
In simple terms: She created her own archive mirroring Haley's.
Key Takeaway
Build your own knowledge base alongside existing ones.
Themes
research
archival work
history
memory
self‑documentation
Mood
analytical
introspective
Type
scholarly
methodological
When to use this quote
- academic projects
- family history
- cultural preservation
- digital archiving
Key Concepts
primary sources
parallel narratives
Questions to Reflect On
- What unique perspectives does your archive offer?
- How does it complement existing collections?
A Different Perspective
Creating a parallel archive may duplicate effort without new insight.
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![“There's a hidden history. You see, Malcolm X and [Alex ] Haley collaborated to produce a magnificent narrative about the life of Malcolm X, but the two men had very different motives in coming together.” quote by Manning Marable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d95/manning-marable-9023_alex_there-s-a-hidden-history-you-see-malcolm_138170.jpg)
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![“I believe that if we could see the chapters that are missing from the book [The Autobiography of Malcolm X], we would gain an understanding as to why perhaps - perhaps - the F.B.I., the C.I.A., the New York Police Department and others in law enforcement greatly feared what Malcolm X was about…” quote by Manning Marable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/690/manning-marable-9023_ahead-of-time_i-believe-that-if-we-could-see-the-chapt_534619.jpg)
![“Malcolm X had a habit of scribbling notes in small pieces of paper that [Alex] Haley would surreptitiously pick up at the end of their discussions.” quote by Manning Marable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d68/manning-marable-9023_alex_malcolm-x-had-a-habit-of-scribbling-note_578782.jpg)
![“What is striking is that from almost from the very beginning of certainly by September and October of 1963, as the book was being constructed, that [Alex] Haley was vetting - asking questions to the publisher and to the publisher's attorney regarding many of the things that Malcolm X was saying…” quote by Manning Marable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1fe/manning-marable-9023_alex_what-is-striking-is-that-from-almost-fro_622399.jpg)
![“I remember having some problems with [the Deus Ex theme] when I first heard it and I was trying to figure out how to tell [Alex Brandon] I wanted changes. But then I noticed that I couldn't get it out of my mind. I was whistling or humming it to myself all the time. So I just kept my mouth shut…” quote by Warren Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2ac/warren-spector-41522_alex_i-remember-having-some-problems-with-the_44541.jpg)
