Keeping the Union together, freeing slaves and being assassinated all added up to creating 'Lincoln the myth.' He overcame a lot of his own prejudices and became what many would consider the first black man's president.
Henry Louis GatesPrecisely that, covering 500 years of African-American history in six hours. I've been working on this for seven years. The biggest challenge was deciding which stories to tell.
Henry Louis GatesIn fact, the class divide in the black community is now seen by some as a permanent aspect of our existence.
Henry Louis Gates