EPISODE · Apr 2, 2010 · 48 MIN
Talk to Me: Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Family and Ancestry
from Talk to Me · host WNYC
"One serious case of Roots envy,” is how Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. described the reason for his interest in African-American genealogy. Gates, who delivered the Richard Gilder lecture at the New York Historical Society last week, has a distinct advantage over Alex Haley, though. For starters, the professor is armed with modern DNA testing, and a team of historical researchers and genealogists.
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"One serious case of Roots envy,” is how Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. described the reason for his interest in African-American genealogy. Gates, who delivered the Richard Gilder lecture at the New York Historical Society last week, has a distinct advantage over Alex Haley, though. For starters, the professor is armed with modern DNA testing, and a team of historical researchers and genealogists.
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