Coast Guard members pay tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the San Francisco Bay Area, January 16, 2021. Multiple members discuss their own dreams, how the Coast Guard helped them achieve those dreams and how Dr. King helped make that possible. (U. S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Giles)
Alex Haley is a world-renowned, award-winning author of such books as Roots and the Biography of Malcolm X. Before he saw the success of these books, he served for 20 years in the U.S. Coast Guard as both a Steward's Mate and a Journalist. This article captures the untold portion of Alex Haley's story and shows how his years in the Coast Guard contributed to his later career as author.
