Queen: The Story of an American Family

This article is about the novel. For the TV series, see Alex Haley's Queen.

Queen: The Story of an American Family
AuthorAlex Haley
David Stevens
GenreHistorical fiction
Published1993
PublisherWilliam Morrow
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint

Queen: The Story of an American Family is a 1993 partly factual historical novel by Alex Haley and David Stevens.

It brought back to the consciousness of many white Americans the plight of the children of the plantation: the offspring of black slave women and their white masters, who were legally the property of their fathers.

A miniseries adaptation called Alex Haley's Queen and starring Halle Berry in the title role aired on CBS on February 14, 1993.[1][2]

  1. ^ "'Queen' Takes Another Look At Haley's Family Roots". chicagotribune.com. February 14, 1993. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Tangled Roots of Alex Haley". The New York Times. February 14, 1993. Retrieved November 28, 2016.