Quote of the Day: Ralph Ellison on Black Humor

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Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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Read how the quote is used to explain America's post-World War II culture here.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research at Harvard University. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Root. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. 

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Suggested Reading

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Tiktok Lip Reader Spills The Tea On What Beyoncé Said To Jay-Z, Blue Ivy and Taylor Swift After Grammy Win
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  • English

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