Author HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. He is the W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of Humanities and chair of the Department of Afro-American Studies at Harvard University as well as a staff writer for "The New Yorker." His past books include the bestselling memoir "Colored People." In his new book, "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man" (Random House) Gates records the thoughts of some of society's most revered black American men. In the book, the men debate the current state of black men and the difficulties of race and gender relations in American society. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES THRU THE END OF THE SHOW).HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. cont'd.12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next Fresh Air. . .FRED GOLDMAN and his daughter KIM GOLDMAN talk with Terry Gross about their experiences at the O.J. Simpson criminal and civil trials. They have a new book "His Name is Ron: Our Search for Justice." Also, bestselling author HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. discusses the effects of the Simpson trial on black society and the reemergence of black theater. His new book is "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man." That and more coming up on today's Fresh Air.
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