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Henry Louis Gates quotes

American Critic September 16, 1950

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Henry Louis Gates quote: "I think that the implication of King's assassination has not..."
I think that the implication of King's assassination has not been fully appreciated. Henry Louis Gates
Henry Louis Gates quote: "Diversity doesn't mean black and white only."
Diversity doesn't mean black and white only. Henry Louis Gates
Henry Louis Gates quote: "Censorship is to art as lynching is to justice."
Censorship is to art as lynching is to justice. Henry Louis Gates
Henry Louis Gates quote: "Remember, I have a Ph. D. in English literature."
Remember, I have a Ph. D. in English literature. Henry Louis Gates
Henry Louis Gates quote: "My father was the funniest man I ever met. He made Redd Foxx..."
My father was the funniest man I ever met. He made Redd Foxx look like an undertaker. Henry Louis Gates
Wherever you go in the history of America, there have been Black people making contributions, but their contributions have been obscured, lost, buried. Henry Louis Gates
Color categories are on steroids in Latin America. I find that fascinating. It's very difficult for Americans, particularly African-Americans to understand or sympathize with. Henry Louis Gates
Henry Louis Gates quote: "So many people of color who made major contributions to..."
So many people of color who made major contributions to American history have been trapped in the purgatory of history. Henry Louis Gates
Since the day Martin Luther King was killed, the black middle classes have almost quadrupled, but the percentage of black children living on or below the poverty line is almost the same. Henry Louis Gates
Cuba is like going to a whole other planet. It's so different but it's so similar to the United States, to Miami. It's like a doppelgaenger. It's the mirror image. And I have no doubt, that once Cuba becomes democratic, that it will be the favorite tourist destination for Americans. Henry Louis Gates
No one thinks of Mexico and Peru as black. But Mexico and Peru together got 700,000 Africans in the slave trade. The coast of Acapulco was a black city in the 1870s. And the Veracruz Coast on the gulf of Mexico and the Costa Chica, south of Acapulco are traditional black lands. Henry Louis Gates
When Europeans came upon real ruined cities they refused to believe that they had been built by Africans. Here the past has been distorted and denied. Henry Louis Gates
Henry Louis Gates quote: "The Right insists that anyone can escape poverty by working..."
The Right insists that anyone can escape poverty by working hard but that is simply not the case. Henry Louis Gates
Henry Louis Gates quote: "One must learn how to be black in America."
One must learn how to be black in America. Henry Louis Gates
I think that the roots of racism have always been economic, and I think people are desperate and scared. And when you're desperate and scared you scapegoat people. It exacerbates latent tendencies toward - well, toward racism or homophobia or anti-Semitism. Henry Louis Gates

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