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Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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The producer and host of the docuseries Reconstruction: America After the Civil War and author of Stony the Road talks calligraphy, hitchhiking, and history.

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Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight read 576 other answers →
Well, I’m happiest on Martha’s Vineyard, between July 1 and Labor Day, riding my tricycle with Larry Bobo every afternoon and fishing with Buddy Vanderhoop. But I was happiest from my childhood through high school in Piedmont, West Virginia; it was magical. I was sorry when it was time to go off to college.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, March 2019 source ↗

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