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Henry Louis Gates Jr Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a critic, professor, historian, and filmmaker. Dir. of @HutchinsCenter, African & African American Research & Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, @Harvard. #FindingYourRoots - Tuesdays on @PBS.

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Book Cover for: Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora, Sarah Ladipo Manyika

Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora

Sarah Ladipo Manyika
Henry Louis Gates JrHenry Louis Gates Jr

LIVE from the @HutchinsCenter: I am in conversation with Sarah Ladipo Manyika on her brilliant book, 'Between Starshine and Clay: Conversations from the African Diaspora.' Tune in Now! https://t.co/gJooGgOFOi

Hardcover, 2023

$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature, Farah Jasmine Griffin

Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature

Farah Jasmine Griffin
Henry Louis Gates JrHenry Louis Gates Jr

Tonight at 7pm i'm joining @FJasmineG for a conversation on her wonderful new book, 'READ UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature'. Register: https://t.co/2P3Ghrlanz https://t.co/pk0Zq48yaI

Paperback, 2022

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality, Tomiko Brown-Nagin

Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality

Tomiko Brown-Nagin
Henry Louis Gates JrHenry Louis Gates Jr

I am very excited to join @RadInstitute @TBrownNagin in conversation on her most recent book 'Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality'. Tuesday, February 1 at 4pm. Register now: https://t.co/DK8OAOnMmo

Paperback, 2023

$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song, Gates

The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

Gates
Henry Louis Gates JrHenry Louis Gates Jr

Tomorrow, join Eddie S. Glaude (@esglaude) and I as we discuss my new book, The Black Church, a powerful history of the influence of Black culture within the church. Sign up using the link below. #BlackChurchPBS https://t.co/YpbJHpAl6t

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Book Cover for: Say It Loud!: On Race, Law, History, and Culture, Randall Kennedy

Say It Loud!: On Race, Law, History, and Culture

Randall Kennedy
Henry Louis Gates JrHenry Louis Gates Jr

Monday at 4pm ET, I will be in a @HarvardBooks virtual conversation with Randall Kennedy on his magnum opus, 'Say it Loud! On Race, Law, History, and Culture'. I hope you will join us! Register: https://t.co/whnRzMTHA2 https://t.co/Fp5kAAqG7q

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Mental Traveler: A Father, a Son, and a Journey Through Schizophrenia, W. J. T. Mitchell

Mental Traveler: A Father, a Son, and a Journey Through Schizophrenia

W. J. T. Mitchell
Henry Louis Gates JrHenry Louis Gates Jr

TONIGHT at 6pm CT, W. J. T. Mitchell will discuss MENTAL TRAVELER (@UChicagoPress) with Lauren Berlant. The event, hosted by @chicago_writing, will also feature a poetry reading and the pilot for a film about Gabriel Mitchell's life. Register here: https://t.co/FxI8RiEfay

Hardcover, 2020

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire, Caroline Elkins

Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire

Caroline Elkins
Henry Louis Gates JrHenry Louis Gates Jr

Take a listen to Episode 4 of Upon Further Review with Carole Elkins discussing her book Legacy Of Violence: A History Of The British Empire. https://socialscience.fas.harvard.edu/podcasts?admin_panel=1

Paperback, 2023

$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Furrows, Namwali Serpell

The Furrows

Namwali Serpell
Henry Louis Gates JrHenry Louis Gates Jr

"Confronting sudden loss in her own life, Namwali Serpell has written 'The Furrows,' a disquieting portrait of the human mind, warped by grief." Read here: https://t.co/EnXBP9DotE

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Third Reconstruction: America's Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century, Peniel E. Joseph

The Third Reconstruction: America's Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century

Peniel E. Joseph
Henry Louis Gates JrHenry Louis Gates Jr

Really looking forward to this upcoming @PenielJoseph book on 'The Third Reconstruction' out in September! https://t.co/lfCcTiVTzs

Hardcover, 2022

$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy's America in Black and White, Patricia Sullivan

Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy's America in Black and White

Patricia Sullivan
Henry Louis Gates JrHenry Louis Gates Jr

Tomorrow at 1pm ET the @DuBoisResFellow @HutchinsCenter Alumni Fellows Virtual Reading Series continues w/ Patricia Sullivan talking on her new book, 'Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy's America in Black & White' with Randall Kennedy. Don't miss it. Register: https://hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu/event/patricia-sullivan-justice-rising https://t.co/VWzllPZ5sf

Paperback, 2024

$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book