Henry Louis Gates

Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, and MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, today announced the release of Fortitude: The Exemplary Life of Jackie Robinson, an enhanced e-book with multimedia capabilities jointly produced for iPad, Kindle and Nook.

After Henry Louis Gates, Jr., an African-American Harvard professor, was erroneously arrested for breaking and entering, Barack Obama spoke up. The President at first overdid his criticism of the police, but in the end played the meritable role of peacemaker, inviting both Prof. Gates and the arresting policeman to the White House for a “Beer Summit.” In time, Sgt. [...]

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