Henry Louis Gates - My mom, God rest her soul - she liked nicknames. In the womb she named me Skip. ...

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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.

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Meine Mutter, Gott, ruhe ihre Seele - sie mochte Spitznamen. Im Mutterleib nannte sie mich Skip. Es gab einen anderen Schwarzen in Piedmont, W. Va., Und er hieß Skip. Sie nannten ihn Big Skip und ich war Little Skip.

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