In Pt. 3 of this powerful reasoning, Alex Haley’s grandsons, Bill Haley and Chris Haley, address the lawsuits and plagiarism allegations that became part of the legacy surrounding Roots. They explain why Alex Haley decided to settle one of the cases, why paying a settlement does not automatically prove guilt, and how a small number of disputed passages became associated with an entire book that took more than a decade to research and write.