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Henry Louis Gates Quotes

American - Critic | September 16, 1950 -

It's no surprise that White people say things when they are together about Black people.

Henry Louis Gates

Together People Black Surprise White

What people forget is that the most radical thing about Obama is that he was the first black man in history to imagine that he could become president, who was able to make other Americans believe it as well. Other than that, he is a centrist, just like I try to be. He's been bridging divisions his whole life.

Henry Louis Gates

Life History Man People Believe Try

For as long as I can remember, I have been passionately intrigued by 'Africa,' by the word itself, by its flora and fauna, its topographical diversity and grandeur; but above all else, by the sheer variety of the colors of its people, from tan and sepia to jet and ebony.

Henry Louis Gates

Diversity People Colors Remember Tan

I want to be a figure for prison reform. I think that the criminal justice system is rotten.

Henry Louis Gates

Justice Prison Think Want System

First we have to recognize that the cause of poverty is both structural and behavioral. And the first thing about the behavior part is that we need a moral revolution within the African American community. Look - no white racist makes you get pregnant when you are a black teenager.

Henry Louis Gates

Community Revolution Black Behavior

It turns out one of my ancestors fought in the Continental Army, so I was inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution.

Henry Louis Gates

Revolution American Army Ancestors

My father and I made genetics history. We were the first African-Americans and the first father and son anywhere to have their genomes sequenced.

Henry Louis Gates

Father Son History Genetics First

Lincoln had a tremendous capacity for personal growth - more than any other American President.

Henry Louis Gates

Growth American Personal More Than

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

Children Day King Black Poverty

In fact, the class divide in the black community is now seen by some as a permanent aspect of our existence.

Henry Louis Gates

Community Black Now Class Existence

The Right insists that anyone can escape poverty by working hard but that is simply not the case.

Henry Louis Gates

Poverty Escape Working Hard Right

One must learn how to be black in America.

Henry Louis Gates

Black Learn America Must How

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