Henry Louis Gates to give 2 lectures in W.Va. February 09, 2010 1:22 PM
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is returning to his native West Virginia to give two lectures this week.
Gates will be at the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences in Charleston on Wednesday and in the Mountainlair ballrooms at West Virginia University in Morgantown on Thursday.
Gates was charged last summer with disorderly conduct by police investigating a report of a possible break-in at his home near Harvard University.
The charge was dropped, but the incident sparked a national debate over racial profiling.
Gates is the author of many books, most recently writing "Finding Oprah's Roots, Finding Your Own," a meditation on genetics, genealogy and race.
He will sign copies in Morgantown after his speech.
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