Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Director
W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research
Harvard University
12 Quincy Street
Barker Center, 2nd Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
Dear Dr. Gates:
Hoping you can lend your authority to settle a longstanding dispute between a colleague and myself.
At issue is the answer to the following question: Which segment of the African American population is the largest?
Republicans
Atheists
Fans of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion
Obviously, I don't expect any research conducted on our behalf; all we ask is your best guess.
Please respond at your earliest convenience: A dinner at Ruby Tuesday hangs in the balance.
Sincerely,
Kenneth H. Cleaver
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