Henry Louis Gates: "Ibuku, Tuhan istirahatkan jiwanya - dia suka nama...

"Ibuku, Tuhan istirahatkan jiwanya - dia suka nama panggilan. Di dalam rahim dia menamai saya Lewati. Ada pria kulit hitam lain di Piedmont, W.Va., dan namanya Skip. Mereka memanggilnya Big Skip, dan aku adalah Little Skip."

--- Henry Louis Gates

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Versi Bahasa Inggris

My mom, God rest her soul - she liked nicknames. In the womb she named me Skip. There was another black guy in Piedmont, W.Va., and his name was Skip. They called him Big Skip, and I was Little Skip.