A discussion about race

with Cornel West and Henry Louis Gates
in Current Affairs, Books
on Friday, April 12, 1996 * * * * *

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A discussion with Henry Louis Gates, chairman of the Department of African American studies at Harvard University, and Cornel West, professor of African American studies at Harvard, about their book "The Future of the Race", which examines the W.E.B. Du Bois essay, "The Talented Ten". Gates and West also discuss civil rights, apartheid, affirmative action and what race relations in America will look like over the next fifty years.

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Keywords:
Race relations
W.E.B. Du Bois
affirmative action
Charlie Rose
Cornel West
racism
The Talented Ten
Civil Rights
apartheid

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    1. eamonpolydore  09/18/2009 12:49 PM Report

      remarkable interview.there are very few men who i admire more than the two concerned. however after watching this interview i was suddenly reminded of a quote by d'Holbach:"in matters of religion the greatest men are frequently nothing more than children".