Remember, I Have A Ph.d. In English

Ending The Slave Trade Was Contrary To British Economic Interests. For All Its Limitations And Hypocrisies - British Slavery Itself, Of Course, Still Continued To Exist - I Still Think It Was A Great Moment In Human History.

I Want To Be Remembered As Someone Who Tried To Bring The Story Of Our Ancestors To The Broadest Possible Audience. I Want To Be Remembered As A Man Who Loved His Race.

The Truth Is I Would Do My Job For Free! I Love It Every Day. If You Can Possibly Choose A Vocation That's An Avocation, A Job That's Really A Hobby, Then You'll Be Way Ahead Of The Game.

I Find That People Today Tend To Use Them Interchangeably. I Use African-american, Because I Teach African Studies As Well As African-american Studies, So It's Easy, Neat And Convenient. But Sometimes, When You're In A Barber Shop, Somebody'll Say, "did You See What That Negro Did?" A Lot Of People Slip In And Out Of Different Terms Effortlessly, And I Don't Think The Thought Police Should Be On Patrol.

All Historians Generalize From Particulars. And Often, If You Look At A Historian's Footnotes, The Number Of Examples Of Specific Cases Is Very, Very Small.