Henry Louis Gates

I knew that there were black people in Africa, of course, unfortunately because of movies such as 'Tarzan.' ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#because #black #course #i #knew

I think that the implication of King's assassination has not been fully appreciated. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#assassination #been #fully #i #i think

I want to get into the educational DNA of American culture. I want 10 percent of the common culture, more or less, to be black. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#american culture #black #common #culture #dna

I'm a tech geek. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#i #tech

I'm a tech geek. Whenever I read about something new, I think to myself, How can I take this and make it black? ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#black #geek #how #i #i think

I'm looking forward to the time when we all look like Polynesians. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#i #like #look #looking #looking forward

If you share a common ancestor with somebody, you're related to them. It doesn't mean that you're going to invite them to the family reunion, but it means that you share DNA. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#dna #family #going #invite #mean

If you share a common ancestor with somebody, you're related to them. It doesn't mean that you're going to invite them to the family reunion, but it means that you share DNA. I think it's fascinating. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#dna #family #fascinating #going #i

In America one drop of black ancestry makes you black. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#ancestry #black #drop #makes #you

If Martin Luther King came back, he'd say we need another civil rights movement built on class not race. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#back #built #came #civil #civil rights