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Henry Louis Gates Jr. (born September 16, 1950) is an American literary critic, professor, historian, and filmmaker who serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University.
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- September 16, 1950 (age 73), Keyser, West Virginia, U.S.
- Essay, history, literature
In January 2024, Finding Your Roots, Gates’s groundbreaking genealogy and genetics series, will return for its tenth season on PBS in January 2024. His next history series for PBS, Gospel, will...
May 3, 2024 · Henry Louis Gates, Jr., American literary critic and scholar known for his pioneering theories of African and African American literature. Learn more about Gates’s life and career, including his various books as well as his TV documentary series, notably Finding Your Roots.
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Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder, Professor Gates has published numerous books and produced and ...
Apr 13, 2021 · April 13, 20211:44 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Terry Gross. 37-Minute Listen. Playlist. When he was 12, Gates made a bargain with Jesus in an attempt to save his mother's life. He talks about how...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. Emmy and Peabody Award ...
