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Of course I will stay on the board if you want me to. On the doc the big question is who knows that the material is in the doc and is being taken out. I would take it out if no one knows, but if it gets out that you are editing the material based on this kind of sensitivity then it gets tricky. Again, all things being equal I would definitely take it out.

On Jul 22, 2014, at 9:01 AM, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. wrote:

> As long as you stay on the board, you are free to say this is crazy! I hardly know Harvey; you are my friend. I really would be devastated if you left. By the way, I need your advice: I'm on a flight to L.A. for the TCA Press Tour. We launch season two of Finding Your Roots tomorrow at noon, and four celebrities, including Nas, are showing up. Here's my dilemma: confidentially, for the first time, one of our guests has asked us to edit out something about one of his ancestors--the fact that he owned slaves. Now, four or five of our guests this season descend from slave owners, including Ken Burns. We've never had anyone ever try to censor or edit what we found. He's a megastar. What do we do?

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> Sent from my iPad

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>> On Jul 22, 2014, at 11:55 AM, "Lynton, Michael" <Michael_Lynton@spe.sony.com> wrote:

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>> ok, will stay quiet on the subject.

>>> On Jul 22, 2014, at 8:50 AM, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. wrote:

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>>> OH, NO! Please don't do that, Michael. I would be devastated.

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>>> Sent from my iPad

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>>>> On Jul 22, 2014, at 11:50 AM, "Lynton, Michael" <Michael_Lynton@spe.sony.com> wrote:

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>>>> not like mine, maybe i should step down from the board.

>>>>> On Jul 22, 2014, at 8:47 AM, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. wrote:

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>>>>> I know. I've had my moments with Harvey, too, believe me.

>>>>>

>>>>> Sent from my iPad

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>>>>>> On Jul 22, 2014, at 11:04 AM, "Lynton, Michael" <Michael_Lynton@spe.sony.com> wrote:

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>>>>>> no worries, just not on my watch.

>>>>>>> On Jul 22, 2014, at 7:38 AM, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. wrote:

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>>>>>>> Sorry, bro! After he received this huge award from the black film makers, he was unanimously selected--though after considerable discussion about his personality.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----

>>>>>>> From: Lynton, Michael [mailto:Michael_Lynton@spe.sony.com]

>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 10:24 AM

>>>>>>> To: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

>>>>>>> Subject: Re:

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> I would do many things for you, almost anything, but not that.

>>>>>>>> On Jul 22, 2014, at 7:19 AM, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. wrote:

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>>>>>>>> Would you consider coming to cambridge to present Harvey Weinstein with the Du Bois Medal on September 30th? Meryl is receiving one, Steve Mc Queen, Shonda Rhimes, Maya Angelou, and Valerie Jarrett. Maybe Poitier.

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