Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Birthday: 1950-09-16
Place of Birth: Keyser, West Virginia, USA
Biography: Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. is an American historian, literary critic, filmmaker and public intellectual who currently serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University.
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Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in ...
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Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 ...
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America's Library
With special access to the Library of Congress, rediscover the history and culture of America throug...
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Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
A one-of-a-kind musical celebration that honors the legacy and influence of Gospel music in America....
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13th
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history o...
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Birth of a Movement
In 1915, Boston-based African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a batt...
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Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the United States that resulted in the murder of local ...
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A Place of Our Own
Filmmaker Stanley Nelson's look back at the 40 years he spent summering at Oak Bluffs, a black-orien...
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Color Adjustment
From Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many rol...
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Not Black Enough
A deep look at the class warfare and the contradictions that African-Americans face within their own...
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Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
The series explores the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation strug...
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Looking for Lincoln
Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s quest to piece together Lincoln's complex life takes him from Illi...
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The Gettysburg Address
In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" invest...
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Leaving Cleaver
In March 1997, social activist, former Black Panther, and author, Eldridge Cleaver sat down with Hen...
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John Lewis: Good Trouble
The timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and his ...
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The Fabric of America
Explore the work of one of the most renowned, respected and popular cultural historians with this ne...
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Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Actor Courtney B. Vance hosts this special celebrating Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s work with focus ...
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