For me, a garden is peace of mind. It immediately takes my mind off the thing I'm puzzling about in my work and gives me repose.
Let's face it - think of Africa, and the first images that come to mind are of war, poverty, famine and flies. How many of us really know anything at… - Henry Louis Gates
Let's face it - think of Africa, and the first images that come to mind are of war, poverty, famine and flies. How many of us really know anything at…
- Henry Louis Gates
There are just so many stories that are buried on family trees. - Henry Louis Gates
There are just so many stories that are buried on family trees.
The first slave came to Florida in 1526. The first one we know by name, Esteban, which means Stephen, came a couple of years later. So, we start with… - Henry Louis Gates
The first slave came to Florida in 1526. The first one we know by name, Esteban, which means Stephen, came a couple of years later. So, we start with…
Our society is driven today by so much ethnic discord. We have Black Lives Matter, which I praise and celebrate. We have the demagogues stereotyping … - Henry Louis Gates
Our society is driven today by so much ethnic discord. We have Black Lives Matter, which I praise and celebrate. We have the demagogues stereotyping …
The biggest surprise for me, without a doubt, was that the first black people who came to the United States weren't the 20 who arrived in Jamestown i… - Henry Louis Gates
The biggest surprise for me, without a doubt, was that the first black people who came to the United States weren't the 20 who arrived in Jamestown i…
The genius is making a way out of no way. - Henry Louis Gates
The genius is making a way out of no way.
We must begin to understand the nature of intertextuality . . . the manner by which texts poems and novels respond to other texts. After all, all cat… - Henry Louis Gates
We must begin to understand the nature of intertextuality . . . the manner by which texts poems and novels respond to other texts. After all, all cat…
If you don't tell your stories, other people will tell their story about you. It's important that we nurture and protect these memories. Things chang… - Henry Louis Gates
If you don't tell your stories, other people will tell their story about you. It's important that we nurture and protect these memories. Things chang…
The story of the African-American people is the story of the settlement and growth of America itself, a universal tale that all people should experie… - Henry Louis Gates
The story of the African-American people is the story of the settlement and growth of America itself, a universal tale that all people should experie…
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