So many people of color who made major contributions to American history have been trapped in the purgatory of history.
Henry Louis GatesMy earliest childhood memory is of my father going crazy when the Giants won the World Series in 1954. He started whoopin' and hollerin' and jumpin' up and down all around the living room. I started crying because he scared me to death.
Henry Louis GatesThat's what I mean by being bilingual: comfortable in your skin, comfortable with all parts of who you are.
Henry Louis GatesMy father was the funniest man I ever met. He made Redd Foxx look like an undertaker.
Henry Louis Gates