Unsigned handwritten notes on an unfolded 12.75 x 12.75 pink napkin, recording fragments of an oral family history recounted by an elderly relative (Cousin Georgia) relating to the early generations of the family's enslaved ancestors; these accounts were incorporated into his classic novel Roots, published in 1976. Notes read, in part: "Chicken George the story teller, 'They was awful high strung people, them Murrays was…' Cousin Georgia, Don't think what's bad in the white folks—think what's good in the white folks." Mounted and double-matted to an overall size of 25 x 20. In very good condition, with moderate overall creasing and wrinkling.Format: Handwritten Notes