Quote of the Day: Hank Aaron

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Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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June 17, 2013

Read the full quote here and check out more of The Root's coverage of Hank Aaron here.

Have You Heard of The Tragic Story of Phyllis Hyman, a Beautiful, Soulful Singer Derailed By Her Own Demons?

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Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research at Harvard University. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Root. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.

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Quote of the Day: Hank Aaron

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