Comments on: 10 Questions for Henry Louis Gates Jr.

By: Steve Clark

Steve Clark — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:17:59 +0000

Often times it takes a racist to find a racist. An apology to the Boston police would go a long way toward bolstering Gates’ credentials. I am not holding my breath.

By: getu

getu — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:43:29 +0000

Hi there.. I was talking to an African American acquaintance about your book and the PBS documentary. All of a sudden this friend of mine told that his ancestors came over here in 1896 from Ethiopia. Not wanting to offend him, I did not say anything to the contrary. Recollecting my history of Ethiopia, 1896 was a very traumatic and a define moment in Ethiopian as well as the African history, when Ethiopia under the leadership of Menelik II and his wife Empress Tsaytu Betule famously defeated the Italian. Though there is always the probability of Ethiopian coming to America at that time, considering the timing, I find it to be just impossible. Is there any way of finding any resources you can point me to? Most of all, I would very much appreciate it, if there is any way of finding any documentation, either any Ethiopia or East African were brought over here by their own accord or as slave?

By: salem

salem — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:05:39 +0000

I love him so much! Me and my mother watch his African American lives DVD we love it so much. I like the fact he loves Black history! I hate the fact that black history is not very much taught in the high schools that much unless you go to high school in Africa.