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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

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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.

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

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My goal is to get everybody in America to do their family tree.

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I'm looking forward to the time when we all look like Polynesians.

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Very few, if any, first-generation black or white or Asian kids will pursue a Ph.D. They'll pursue the professions for economic security. Many will go to law school and/or business school.

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Remember, I have a Ph.D. in English literature.

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

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Because Lincoln is so closely identified with what it is to be American, everyone wants to claim him, to rewrite his story to satisfy their own particular needs.

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

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Critic

Born: September 16th, 1950

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