Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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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as SelfAn in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's...
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The Gettysburg Address
as SelfIn the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address"...
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Nas: Time Is Illmatic
as SelfTime Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas'...
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Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
as SelfAcclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment...
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Color Adjustment
as SelfFrom Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many...
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Not Black Enough
as SelfA deep look at the class warfare and the contradictions that African-Americans face within their...
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Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
as SelfIn 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the United States that resulted in the murder of...
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John Lewis: Good Trouble
as SelfThe timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and...
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Birth of a Movement
as SelfIn 1915, Boston-based African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a...
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Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
as SelfThe series explores the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation...
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Frontline: America's Great Divide
as Self (archive footage) (as Henry Louis Gates)A deep look into the growing divide in America from the Barack Obama era through the presidency...
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America's Library
as SelfWith special access to the Library of Congress, rediscover the history and culture of America...
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Looking for Lincoln
as Self - HostHistorian Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s quest to piece together Lincoln's complex life takes him from...
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Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
as SelfA one-of-a-kind musical celebration that honors the legacy and influence of Gospel music in...
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Leaving Cleaver
as SelfIn March 1997, social activist, former Black Panther, and author, Eldridge Cleaver sat down with...
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A Place of Our Own
as Self (as Henry Louis Gates)Filmmaker Stanley Nelson's look back at the 40 years he spent summering at Oak Bluffs, a...
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as SelfStephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...
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The Simpsons
as Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (voice)Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as SelfAfter Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...
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The Colbert Report
as uncreditedThe Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday...
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The View
as Self - GuestABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
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Watchmen
as Skip GatesSet in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the...
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Finding Your Roots
as Self - HostNoted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost...
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America: The Story of Us
as SelfAmerica: The Story of Us is a six-part, 12-hour documentary-drama television miniseries that...
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Great Railway Journeys
as Self - PresenterGreat Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring...
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America Beyond the Color Line
as Self - HostHenry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard's chair of Afro-American Studies, travels the length and breadth...
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Gospel
as SelfDig deep into the origin story of Black gospel music, coming out of slavery, blending with the...
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Africa's Great Civilizations
as Self - PresenterHenry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the...
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Making Black America
as uncreditedA chronicle of the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond...
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Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
as Self - HostExplore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to...
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The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
as Self - HostThe 400-year-old story of the black church in America, the changing nature of worship spaces,...
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Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
as Self - PresenterA look at the last five decades of African American history since the major civil rights...
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