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I believe in the law. I think we have a great system of justice. But I do think that system of justice has been corrupted by racism and classism. I think it's difficult for 'poor people' - poor white people, brown people - to be treated fairly before the law in the same way that upper-class people a

Henry Louis Gates

Henry Louis Gates Biography

  Nationality: American
Type: Critic

Born: September 16, 1950
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