Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley — of White House Beer Summit fame — were reportedly drinking together once again last night — this time in a Cambridge pub.Gates and Crowley were the subject of some controversy back in July after Crowley (who is white) arrested Gates (who is black) in his home, sparking a national debate about race relations in America. Things came to a head when President Obama commented that Crowley had “acted stupidly” in his arrest of Gates, and then held a “beer summit” at the White House so he, Gates, and Crowley could resolve the conflict.
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