Henry Louis Gates is a most distinguished African American studies Harvard professor, and was my next door neighbor: @jeffsessions just called him “some criminal”. He’s most def not: Cops once mistakenly arrested him on his front porch, cuz black man Harvard Sq must be a looter! https://twitter.com/sopandeb/status/1277960760941932544

2) More background of Professor @HenryLouisGates in addition to above^. I was there in 2009 when @CambridgePolice ignorantly assumed Prof Gates was breaking into his own home. It was the most egregious racism- & now @jeffsessions repeats the racist lie. https://twitter.com/franklinleonard/status/1277988385211080707?s=21

3) This controversy consumed Cambridge & @harvard for >month, eventually led to “Beer summit” at WH with @BarackObama @JoeBiden @HenryLouisGates & @CambridgePolice officer who made the mistaken arrest, before it was put to rest. But now @jeffsessions is repeating the racist BS.