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It's not white versus black any more, it's haves versus have-nots. Unless the black middle-classes unite to promote the interests of the black underclass, tension between them is inevitable. What we, the black middle class have to do, is think of a strategy to avert that.
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"It's not white versus black any more, it's haves versus have-nots. Unless the black middle-classes unite to promote the interests of the black underclass, tension between them is inevitable. What we, the black middle class have to do, is think of a strategy to avert that."
— Henry Louis Gates

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It's not white versus black any more, it's haves versus have-nots. Unless the black middle-classes unite to promote the interests of the black underclass, tension between them is inevitable. What we, the black middle class have to do, is think of a strategy to avert that. — Henry Louis Gates

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Henry Louis Gates was a Critic from United States (1950–present).

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Who said "It's not white versus black any more, it's haves versus have-nots. Unless the b…"?
This quote is attributed to Henry Louis Gates, a Critic from United States.
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Henry Louis Gates lived from 1950 – present.