"Wherever you go in the history of America, there have been Black people making contributions, but their contributions have been obscured, lost, buried."
― Henry Louis Gates
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― Henry Louis Gates
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- "It’s important to debunk the myths of Africa being this benighted continent civilized only when white people arrived. In fact, Africans had been creators of culture for thousands of years before. These were very intelligent, subtle and sophisticated people, with organized societies and great art."
- "Well, certainly one of the ironies of the success of affirmative action is that the middle class within the black community no longer lives within ‘black community’ by and large."
- "A more humane form of capitalism is about the best I think we can get. Which might sound very reformist or conservative, but that’s basically where I am."
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- "There’s a difference between knowing what’s on the page in a history book and actually feeling that page have curves and valleys."― Garth Brooks
- "The rebuilding of New Orleans is an important point in the history of the United States."― Wynton Marsalis
- "These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor – and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror."― Michael N. Castle