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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Paul_Coates_(publisher)Paul Coates (publisher) - Wikipedia

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   William Paul Coates (born July 4, 1946) is an American publisher, printer and community activist. In 1978 he founded the Black Classic Press (BCP), an imprint devoted to publishing obscure and significant works by and about individuals of African descent, particularly previously out-of-print books, and he also established the printing company ...

2. www.thehistorymakers.org › biography › w-paul-coatesW. Paul Coates's Biography - The HistoryMakers

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   Jan 20, 2019 · Biography. Digital Library. Publisher W. Paul Coates was born on July 4, 1946 in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Edna Coates and Douglas Cryor. Coates enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam from 1965 to 1967.

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   Was Paul Coates famous for his son?

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   What did Paul Coates say about racism?

   • It was like, “Oh, I get it now.” “The racism was subtle—but as your consciousness expands, the subtlety melts away and the racism becomes more rancid to the eyes and nose.” Paul (second from left) in Vietnam. COURTESY OF PAUL COATES Was there a lot of bigotry in the Army? At one point, I had a run-in with a Native American guy.

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   • As the father of Ta-Nehisi Coates, whose analysis of American history has transformed the public discourse on race, the 72-year-old Coates is immortalized in his son’s writing as an eccentric and quixotic figure. “My father was haunted,” Ta-Nehisi wrote in his first book, The Beautiful Struggle.

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4. aalbc.com › authorW. Paul Coates, Author Information, Published Books ...

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   W. Paul Coates is the founder and director of Black Classic Press, which specializes in republishing obscure and significant works by and about people of African descent. A leader in the field of small publishers, Coates founded BCP Digital Printing in 1995 to produce books and documents using digital print technology.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Black_Classic_PressBlack Classic Press - Wikipedia

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   W. Paul Coates (father of Ta-Nehisi Coates) founded Black Classic Press in 1978 in Baltimore, Maryland, originally working from the basement of his house. The company is one of the oldest independently owned Black publishers in operation in the United States.

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7. www.huffpost.com › now-we-re-talking › paul-coatesNow We're Talking: The Exceptional Life of Paul Coates

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   April 10, 2019. Paul Coates. In conversation with. Wil S. Hylton. Portrait by. Neal Fox. The exceptional life of a man whose son just so happens to be the most influential writer in America. In a just world, Paul Coates would not be famous primarily for the work of his son.

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8. www.wmar2news.com › news › local-newsFounded by a former leader of the Black Panther Party, the ...

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   Feb 25, 2021 · Paul Coates, a former leader of the Black Panther Party and founder and director of the Black Classic Press, talked to us about how he started the first and only Black owned book printing company. Coates grew up fascinated with books and learned early on the power of literacy.

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    Jun 5, 2018 · In this post, blogger Joshua Clark Davis interviews activist Paul Coates–the father of author Ta-Nehisi Coates–on his life and early activism in Baltimore, Maryland. Paul Coates has lived many lives: Vietnam serviceman, United Airlines employee, Black Panther, and bookseller.