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New York Times: "The ‘Lost Cause’ That Built Jim Crow" by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

November 8, 2019
Joe Biden launched his presidential bid back in April with a bold defense of the principle that “all men are created equal,” a principle he rightly argued that, from Thomas Jefferson on, “we haven’t always lived up to.” But, Mr. Biden added, this is a principle “we have never before walked away from,” and that’s where he went wrong.
Henry Louis Gates Tribune Award

Chicago Tribune: 'Henry Louis Gates Jr. accepts Tribune Literary Award'

November 3, 2019
Henry Louis Gates Jr. appeared at the Chicago Humanities Festival Sunday to accept the Tribune’s 2019 Literary Award, recognizing his lifetime of accomplishment as a literary critic, historian and filmmaker. Gates is a fixture of American culture, a Harvard professor who’s dedicated his career to chronicling African American life and the beloved creator of the PBS genealogy series “Finding Your Roots.” He’s even a hologram on the new HBO series “Watchmen.” But the audience at Sunday’s program got a glimpse of Gates’s genius for conversation.