And I don't know if that ruined your sports career forever, but it affected your leg forever. During an interview on Febru- In the series, he discussed findings with guests about their complex ancestries. Episode 1409A - Pictured in this screengrab: Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. GROSS: But you had family that passed for white. He reported:, "I had this spiritual event where it was like the top of my head opened up. African-Americans all think that they're a descendant from a Native American. In 1995, he received the Golden Plate Award of the. His father worked in a paper mill and moonlighted as a janitor, while his mother cleaned houses. Rather, he works for greater recognition of Black works and their integration into a larger, pluralistic canon. Some critics suggest that adding Black literature will diminish the value of the Western canon, while separatists say that Gates is too accommodating to the dominant white culture in his advocacy of integration of the canon. Additionally, he has worked to bring about social, educational, and intellectual equality for Black Americans. You might have prostate cancer that runs in your family.
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