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Encarta Africana: From Du Bois to John Coltrane
February 13, 2003
Henry Louis Gates Jr. director, Du Bois Institute, Harvard

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discusses the comprehensive project, Encarta Africana.

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Publisher: Crown (2009)
Binding: Hardcover, 448 pages
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Publisher: Vintage (1995)
Binding: Paperback, 240 pages
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Publisher: Basic Civitas Books (2003)
Binding: Hardcover, 192 pages
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Author: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (1993)
Binding: Paperback, 224 pages
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Publisher: Princeton University Press (2009)
Binding: Hardcover, 416 pages
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Author: Henry Louis Gates Jr
Publisher: Vintage (1998)
Binding: Paperback, 256 pages
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Author: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (1989)
Binding: Paperback, 320 pages
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Publisher: Vintage (1997)
Binding: Paperback, 224 pages
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