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
Lincoln had a tremendous capacity for personal growth - more than any other American President. Henry Louis Gates americancapacitygrowth Change image and share on social
It's not white versus black any more, it's haves versus have-nots. Unless the black middle-classes unite to promote the interests of the black underclass, tension between them is inevitable. What we, the black middle class have to do, is think of a strategy to avert that. Henry Louis Gates avertblackclass share on social
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'm looking forward to the time when we all look like Polynesians. Henry Louis Gates forwardpolynesiantime Change image and share on social
There's a boom in genealogy now. With ancestry.com and other sites digitizing so many of the records, you can now find things in a few minutes that used to take months. Henry Louis Gates ancestryboomdigitize 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
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 africanamericanfather Change image and share on social
