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DuBois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr. spoke about the motivation and tribulation behind his "Encarta Africana" encyclopedia to a packed room at the sigma Chi fraternity house last night.
Gates spoke first on the history of the idea of a "black encyclopedia," which originated with W.E.B. DuBois in the early part of this century. DuBois, who became the first black man to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard in the late 1800s, was unable to see the project through to...
Gates then related his own experiences "carrying the torch" for DuBois' idea.
Peter T. Glenshaw, the assistant director of Harvard's W.E.B. DuBois Institute for Afro-American Research, announced Friday that he will take a 12-month leave of absence beginning April 9.
During his time at Harvard, Glenshaw served as chief of staff to DuBois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr., and helped draw in allstar academics including Fletcher University Professor Cornel West and Geyser University Professor William Julius Wilson.