The sad truth is that without complex business partnerships between African elites and European traders and commercial agents, the slave trade to the New World would have been impossible, at least on the scale it occurred. Henry Louis Gates africanagentbusiness share on social
We can revolutionize the attitude of inner city brown and black kids to learning. We need a civil rights movement within the African-American community. Henry Louis Gates africanamericanattitude Change image and share on social
I want to get into the educational DNA of American culture. I want 10 percent of the common culture, more or less, to be black. Henry Louis Gates americanblackcommon Change image and share on social
America is the greatest nation ever founded. The ideals are the greatest ever espoused in human history, and we just need the country to live up to them. But what I worry about are the 1 million black men in the prison system. Henry Louis Gates americablackcountry share on social
I'm looking forward to the time when we all look like Polynesians. Henry Louis Gates forwardpolynesiantime Change image and share on social
My father lived to be 97 and played bridge every day up to the end, so I've got a 50 percent chance of living a long life like him. Henry Louis Gates bridgechanceday Change image and share on social
My grandfather was coloured, my father was Negro, and I am Black. Henry Louis Gates blackcolourfather Change image and share on social
My father was the funniest man I ever met. He made Redd Foxx look like an undertaker. Henry Louis Gates fatherfoxxfunny Change image and share on social
In Ethiopia, the black people became Christians 1700 years ago, hundreds of years before Northern Europe turned to Christianity... And here, most of the saints are black. Henry Louis Gates agoblackchristian Change image and share on social
I think that the implication of King's assassination has not been fully appreciated. Henry Louis Gates appreciateassassinationfully Change image and share on social
