Overview
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Known For
Great Migrations: A People on the Move
Explores the transformative impact of Black migration on American culture...
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The Fabric of America
Explore the work of one of the most renowned, respected...
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to...
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
The 400-year-old story of the black church in America, the...
John Lewis: Good Trouble
The timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as...
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when...
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.