Henry Louis Gates

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

#american revolution #ancestors #army #continental #fought

It's fascinating how life works. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#how #life #works

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

— Henry Louis Gates

#black #people #people say #say #surprise

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

— Henry Louis Gates

#american president #any #capacity #growth #had

Lincoln would love the fact that Obama is such a great conciliator, trying to transcend ideology. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#great #ideology #lincoln #love #obama

Most black leaders, whether left, right or center, from Frederick Douglas and Martin Delaney on in the middle of the 19th century have not even wondered about the merits of the capitalist system. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#about #black #capitalist #center #century

My brother and I had a really privileged relationship with my parents... They treated us like adults. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#had #i #like #parents #privileged

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 #father and son #first #genetics #history

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

#chance #day #end #every #every day

My father was the funniest man I ever met. He made Redd Foxx look like an undertaker. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

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