A conversation with historian Henry Louis GatesJr.

with Henry Louis Gates
in Current Affairs, Books
on Tuesday, April 16, 2002 * * * * *

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A conversation with author and historian Henry Louis GatesJr. of Harvard University about the discovery of a novel written by a slave in the 1850s entitled "The Bondwoman’s Narrative by Hannah Crafts”.

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    1. janeeyre  10/04/2009 03:10 PM Report

      He's a genius. Thank you for Hannah Crafts.

    2. janeeyre  10/04/2009 03:10 PM Report

      He's a genius. Thank you for Hannah Crafts.

    3. janeeyre  10/04/2009 03:04 PM Report

      To the writer below, your ignorance is sad. I'm not wasting energy. Go back to your in-breeding.

    4. Patricia Cotton  02/07/2008 11:06 AM Report

      My name is Patricia Cotton and I am intestist in having my family history reseched. I don't know what the cost is but if you could call me I would greatly appreciate it (901)2588904. My family is probavly not as intestist as Tom Joyer but I would like to find out. My e-mail is southwest@student.tn.edu