Who is Henry Louis Gates, Jr.?

Gates is also the co-editor of several anthologies, including The Norton Anthology of African American Literature (W.W. Norton, 1996).

Shown: Gates in 1996 at the Boston Public Library for a reading.
Gates is also the co-editor of several anthologies, including The Norton Anthology of African American Literature (W.W. Norton, 1996). Shown: Gates in 1996 at the Boston Public Library for a reading.
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