lune 2, 20 0 4 ’ JJortlattò (©bsertwr Page A3 Biographies Open Pages of History Black Americans restored to rightful place (AP) — History has not been good to Onesimus. As smallpox raged across Boston in 1721, the prominent Boston minister C ot ton M ather suggested “ye Method of Inoculation" that he had learned from Onesimus, his former slave: Deliberately infect healthy people to boost their imm u nity. Although the first mass inoculation in America probably saved thousands of lives, a white Englishman, Edward Jenner, is remembered today as the pioneer of phy project’s first volume, “African Ameri can Lives,” was published last month. The massive com pendium , which contains bi ographies o f what Gates cal Is the "al l-ti me greatest hits” o f black American history, will be dwarfed by the expected 10 vol umes that are planned to follow it The series will contain about 10, (MX) biographies in all, in what Gates says is the largest African-American research project to date. “African American Lives” begins with slugger Hank Aaron and ends with civil G a te s, 5 3 , c h a irm a n o f Harvard’s Department of Afri can and African A merican Studies, and director of the W.E.B DuBois Institute for African and African American Research. “It’s our attempt to reverse centuries of neglect— sometimes advertent, some times inadvertent.” Among the lesser-known figures in the book is Mary Elizabeth Bowser. A slave in the home of Jefferson Davis, the Confederate president dur ing the Civil War, she spied on top rebel leaders and sent the information North to the Union Army. Another is Cesar, a former slave whose treatm ents for snakebite and other poisons g a rn e re d him w id esp re ad praise in the 17th century, 150 years before medical schools began accepting black stu dents. Another is Nat Love, a cowboy in Texas and Arizona who claimed to be the model forthe legendary "Deadwood Dick” o f dime novel fame. There’s Toni Stone, a female baseball player who played forthe Negro Leagues. f t ’s our attempt to reverse centuries of neglect — sometimes advertent, sometimes inadvertent. — Henry Louis Gates Jr. i mass vaccination. Many black historical figures such as Onesimus cling to the margins o f history, or have disappeared altogether. Now, two Harvard University scholars, Henry Louis G a te s Jr. and E v ely n B rooks Higginbotham, have begun an ambitious undertaking: restoring forgotten or little- known black Americans to their place in history. The African American National Biogra Ask rights activist Whitney Moore Young Jr. Between are about 6(M) biographies, some o f them household names such as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., comedian Bill Cosby and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice. Many othernames have been revived from attics, dusty archives and history’s hidden pages. “You can’t restore what has been truly lost. You have to find it first, preserve it and then put it in the mainstream,” said Dear Deanna! Ö « 3 3 3 3 around. I enjoy sex w ith my wife and w ith other men on the side. Nobody says anything when people cheat with the opposite sex but they go o ff when people cheat with the sam e sex. Just because a few men w ho do this have sexually transm itted d iseases d o esn ’t mean we all are infected. T h ere’s n oth ing wrong with this and we need justice. - Big John; St. Louis, Mo. Real People, Real Advice \n advice column known /or its /earless approach to reality \ based subjects! play Russian R oulette with HIV and your sex life, you should have stayed single. It’s w rong because y o u ’re co m m itting adultery, secretly setting your w ife up for diseases and severely in sulting G o d ’s plan for m arriage. W ant ju stice ? Y ou’ve ju st bought y o u rself a ticket to Hell with gasoline pants on. I’m one o f those men being blasted with the u n d erc o v er b ro th er s tu ff going Dear Big John: Y ou ’re a selfish, im m ature and nasty person. Y ou should be asham ed o f your self because your wife d o e sn 't deserve this kind o f betrayal. If you w anted to Dear Deanna! W hy does everybody bash reality tele vision show s? I love them and think th e y ’re very entertaining and reflect real life. If Ico u ld , I would definitely go on one and com e out with fame, money and a good experience. The people that play hater on these show s are only mad because they a re n ’t on television. - Shannon; Greensboro, N.C. Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. Signed as a novelty player to bring in fans, she kept pace with male players and, in 1953, singled off legendary pitcher Satchel Paige in an exhibition game. Gates said he recently secured funds to have the books put in every public school library in Boston, New Orleans. Seattle, and Washington, D.C., and is hoping to get the works into schools in other cities. His hope is that teachers will use the books to show that black heroes aren’t only found among sports rosters and on rap labels. Dear Shannon: haps they have different agendas in the relationship. Why should he satisfy her unhappiness when h e’s handling his business as a husband? I’ve experi enced this situation before with 3 o f my friends and it seem s that Paul deserves Wake up and smell the year 2(M)4. Some of these reality programs prosper by making people look like fools, thus, William Hung and Omarosa. No matter how many phone votes or scripted episodes, the networks already know the winners. If anyone gets upset, its’ probably because o f the stu pidity o f the show. Go get your 15 minutes o f fame. Y ou'll make a great guest on a soap opera which I’m sure you also think is real. Dear Deanna: I read the advice you gave Paul w hose wife was partying with her friends. I feel your advice was m isguided and you suggested he needed to change to ac com m odate his w ife’s problem s. Per better. - Shadston; Houston. Texas Dear Shadston: Hallelujah! Now that’s a response from a real man that I take my hat off to. You’re absolutely right and I understand that sometimes a more objective perspective may need to be taken. Now that you think about it, Paul does deserve better. 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