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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Dear Reader,
Have you ever been to Ellis Island? It is a remarkably moving place. I envy my friends who can go there and trace their family's arrival in the United States. All they need to know is the name of one of their ancestors who immigrated to this country, type that name into a computer—and, like magic, they can access a record of the day on which that person arrived here...

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