---
title: "1 Got Letter Quotes By Henry Louis Gates"
description: "1 Got Letter quotes by Henry Louis Gates. Plus more from Henry Louis Gates and more Got Letter sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcf/henry-louis-gates-2372_black_i-got-a-letter-from-this-lady-of-russian_1029057.jpg"
---

> [I got a letter from this lady of Russian and Jewish descent. She asked me if I was a racist because I didn't do any White people. I was shocked, because my mandate is to do Black studies. It would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/i-got-a-letter-from-this-lady-of-russian-and-jewish-descent-she-asked/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcf/henry-louis-gates-2372_black_i-got-a-letter-from-this-lady-of-russian_1029057.jpg)

## More by Henry Louis Gates

> [In Ethiopia, the black people became Christians 1700 years ago, hundreds of years before Northern Europe turned to Christianity... And here, most of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/in-ethiopia-the-black-people-became-christians-1700-years-ago/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

> [I don't think the riots derailed the civil rights movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/i-don-t-think-the-riots-derailed-the-civil-rights-movement/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

> [Politicians will not put forth programs aimed at the problems of poor blacks while their turnout remains so low.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/politicians-will-not-put-forth-programs-aimed-at-the-problems-of-poor/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

> [I'm a tech geek. Whenever I read about something new, I think to myself, How can I take this and make it black?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/i-m-a-tech-geek-whenever-i-read-about-something-new-i-think-to-myself/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

> [I think that the implication of King's assassination has not been fully appreciated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/i-think-that-the-implication-of-king-s-assassination-has-not-been/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

> [I want to be remembered as someone who tried to bring the story of our ancestors to the broadest possible audience. I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/i-want-to-be-remembered-as-someone-who-tried-to-bring-the-story-of/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

> [In 1957, when I was in second grade, black children integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. We watched it on TV. All…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/in-1957-when-i-was-in-second-grade-black-children-integrated-central/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

> [Since the day Martin Luther King was killed, the black middle classes have almost quadrupled, but the percentage of black children living on or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/since-the-day-martin-luther-king-was-killed-the-black-middle-classes/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

> [Diversity doesn't mean black and white only.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/diversity-doesn-t-mean-black-and-white-only/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

> [Because Lincoln is so closely identified with what it is to be American, everyone wants to claim him, to rewrite his story to satisfy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/because-lincoln-is-so-closely-identified-with-what-it-is-to-be/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

> [My grandfather was coloured, my father was Negro, and I am Black.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/my-grandfather-was-coloured-my-father-was-negro-and-i-am-black/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

> [Wherever you go in the history of America, there have been Black people making contributions, but their contributions have been obscured, lost, buried.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/wherever-you-go-in-the-history-of-america-there-have-been-black/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

> [The act of writing for the slave constituted the act of creating a public, historical self, not only the self of the individual author…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/the-act-of-writing-for-the-slave-constituted-the-act-of-creating-a/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

> [You can say I had a severe case of 'Roots' envy. I wanted to be like Alex Haley, and I wanted to be able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/you-can-say-i-had-a-severe-case-of-roots-envy-i-wanted-to-be-like/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

> [In America one drop of black ancestry makes you black.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/in-america-one-drop-of-black-ancestry-makes-you-black/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/got-letter/henry-louis-gates/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Got Letter Quotes By Henry Louis Gates",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I got a letter from this lady of Russian and Jewish descent. She asked me if I was a racist because I didn't do any White people. I was shocked, because my mandate is to do Black studies. It would have never occurred to me if this lady hadn't written this letter. We decided we were going expand the brand and do everybody.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Henry Louis Gates"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/i-got-a-letter-from-this-lady-of-russian-and-jewish-descent-she-asked/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcf/henry-louis-gates-2372_black_i-got-a-letter-from-this-lady-of-russian_1029057.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcf/henry-louis-gates-2372_black_i-got-a-letter-from-this-lady-of-russian_1029057.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcf/henry-louis-gates-2372_black_i-got-a-letter-from-this-lady-of-russian_1029057.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I got a letter from this lady of Russian and Jewish descent. She asked me if I was a racist because I didn't…” — Henry Louis Gates",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/got-letter/henry-louis-gates/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/got-letter/henry-louis-gates/",
            "name": "Got Letter Quotes by Henry Louis Gates",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/got-letter/henry-louis-gates/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcf/henry-louis-gates-2372_black_i-got-a-letter-from-this-lady-of-russian_1029057.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Got Letter quotes by Henry Louis Gates. Plus more from Henry Louis Gates and more Got Letter sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/got-letter/henry-louis-gates/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/got-letter/henry-louis-gates/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Got Letter",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/got-letter/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Henry Louis Gates",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/got-letter/henry-louis-gates/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```