Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Director of The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research & Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University. PBS programs include Africa's Great Civilizations, Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, and Finding Your Roots. #BlackAmericaPBS #AfricasCivilizationsPBS #FindingYourRoots

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Kate Burton Reflects on Growing Up in a Legendary—and Complicated—Family | Finding Your Roots

Kate Burton Reflects on Growing Up in a Legendary—and Complicated—Family | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

30.1K views - 1 week ago

Barry Diller on the Hits That Changed Hollywood | Finding Your Roots

Barry Diller on the Hits That Changed Hollywood | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

584 views - 1 week ago

Trailer: Finding Your Roots Season 12 Episode 10 | Rags to Riches

Trailer: Finding Your Roots Season 12 Episode 10 | Rags to Riches Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1.8K views - 1 week ago

Revolutionary War Hero

Revolutionary War Hero Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

827 views - 2 weeks ago

In the Blood: Michael Douglas' Revolutionary Ancestor's Heroic Legacy

In the Blood: Michael Douglas' Revolutionary Ancestor's Heroic Legacy Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

41.7K views - 2 weeks ago

Trailer: Finding Your Roots Season 12 Episode 9 | Song of the South

Trailer: Finding Your Roots Season 12 Episode 9 | Song of the South Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1.6K views - 2 weeks ago

Rhiannon Giddens on Identity, Race, and Finding Herself Through Music | Finding Your Roots

Rhiannon Giddens on Identity, Race, and Finding Herself Through Music | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

2.2K views - 2 weeks ago

Danielle Deadwyler Discovers an Ancestor Who Risked His Life to Vote | Finding Your Roots

Danielle Deadwyler Discovers an Ancestor Who Risked His Life to Vote | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

922 views - 2 weeks ago

Danielle Deadwyler Traces the Power Behind Her Family Name | Finding Your Roots

Danielle Deadwyler Traces the Power Behind Her Family Name | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1K views - 2 weeks ago

Kristin Chenoweth Discovers Her 1850s “Hustler” Ancestor | Finding Your Roots

Kristin Chenoweth Discovers Her 1850s “Hustler” Ancestor | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

2.5K views - 1 month ago

Kristin Chenoweth’s Unexpected ‘Wizard of Oz’ Family Connection | Finding Your Roots

Kristin Chenoweth’s Unexpected ‘Wizard of Oz’ Family Connection | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

4.6K views - 1 month ago

Flea Discovers His Resilient 19th-Century Ancestor | Finding Your Roots

Flea Discovers His Resilient 19th-Century Ancestor | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

163.7K views - 1 month ago

Alliance, Tension, and the Fight Against Hate | Black and Jewish America | PBS

Alliance, Tension, and the Fight Against Hate | Black and Jewish America | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

982 views - 1 month ago

The Great Migration, Pogroms, and the Birth of the NAACP | Black and Jewish America | PBS

The Great Migration, Pogroms, and the Birth of the NAACP | Black and Jewish America | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1.9K views - 1 month ago

Anna Deavere Smith and the Crown Heights Conflict | Black and Jewish America | PBS

Anna Deavere Smith and the Crown Heights Conflict | Black and Jewish America | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1.4K views - 1 month ago

Black & Jewish Leaders Stand Together After the Tree of Life Shooting | Black & Jewish America | PBS

Black & Jewish Leaders Stand Together After the Tree of Life Shooting | Black & Jewish America | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

877 views - 1 month ago

The Great American Songbook: Collaboration, Influence, and Debate | Black and Jewish America | PBS

The Great American Songbook: Collaboration, Influence, and Debate | Black and Jewish America | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

493 views - 1 month ago

Jesse Owens, Two Jewish Sprinters, and the 1936 Olympic Controversy | Black and Jewish America | PBS

Jesse Owens, Two Jewish Sprinters, and the 1936 Olympic Controversy | Black and Jewish America | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

3K views - 1 month ago

A Black Soldier Confronts the Holocaust | Black and Jewish America | PBS

A Black Soldier Confronts the Holocaust | Black and Jewish America | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

700 views - 1 month ago

Gospel Legend Shirley Caesar Describes The Resistance She Received for Being Called to Preach

Gospel Legend Shirley Caesar Describes The Resistance She Received for Being Called to Preach Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

830 views - 1 month ago

The Brick Wall Falls: Dionne Warwick's Grandfather Formed a Family Gospel Group | Gospel | PBS

The Brick Wall Falls: Dionne Warwick's Grandfather Formed a Family Gospel Group | Gospel | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

553 views - 1 month ago

"Move on Up a Little Higher" Changes the Gospel Game | Gospel | PBS

"Move on Up a Little Higher" Changes the Gospel Game | Gospel | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1.8K views - 1 month ago

Levittown, the GI Bill, and the Housing Divide After World War II | Black and Jewish America | PBS

Levittown, the GI Bill, and the Housing Divide After World War II | Black and Jewish America | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

552 views - 1 month ago

How Café Society Gave Billie Holiday a Stage for “Strange Fruit” | Black and Jewish America | PBS

How Café Society Gave Billie Holiday a Stage for “Strange Fruit” | Black and Jewish America | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

830 views - 1 month ago

When Family History Finds Its Way Onto the Stage | Tracy Letts on Finding Your Roots

When Family History Finds Its Way Onto the Stage | Tracy Letts on Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1.8K views - 1 month ago

Trailer: Finding Your Roots Season 12 Episode 5 | Westward Bound

Trailer: Finding Your Roots Season 12 Episode 5 | Westward Bound Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

916 views - 1 month ago

Sara Haines Meets Her Original Immigrant Ancestor | Finding Your Roots

Sara Haines Meets Her Original Immigrant Ancestor | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

3.3K views - 1 month ago

Sara Haines Learns Her Ancestor Fought in the American Revolution | Finding Your Roots

Sara Haines Learns Her Ancestor Fought in the American Revolution | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

3K views - 1 month ago

Billy Crystal on How His Uncle Helped Record Billie Holiday’s Strange Fruit | Black & Jewish America

Billy Crystal on How His Uncle Helped Record Billie Holiday’s Strange Fruit | Black & Jewish America Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

2.1K views - 1 month ago

How Booker T. Washington & Julius Rosenwald Built Schools for Black Kids | Black & Jewish America

How Booker T. Washington & Julius Rosenwald Built Schools for Black Kids | Black & Jewish America Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

749 views - 1 month ago

Black and Jewish Americans Face Shared Exclusion in the Early 20th Century

Black and Jewish Americans Face Shared Exclusion in the Early 20th Century Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

844 views - 1 month ago

Trailer: Finding Your Roots Season 12 Episode 4 | Love & Basketball

Trailer: Finding Your Roots Season 12 Episode 4 | Love & Basketball Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

879 views - 1 month ago

Brittney Griner Learns the Story of an Enslaved Ancestor and Her Family | Finding Your Roots | PBS

Brittney Griner Learns the Story of an Enslaved Ancestor and Her Family | Finding Your Roots | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

47.1K views - 1 month ago

Brittney Griner Reads an Ancestor’s 1898 Asylum Interview | Finding Your Roots | PBS

Brittney Griner Reads an Ancestor’s 1898 Asylum Interview | Finding Your Roots | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

4.9K views - 1 month ago

Passover, Exodus, and Freedom in Black and Jewish History | Black & Jewish America | PBS

Passover, Exodus, and Freedom in Black and Jewish History | Black & Jewish America | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

817 views - 1 month ago

Inside Look: Black & Jewish America: An Interwoven History | Premiering Feb. 3 on PBS

Inside Look: Black & Jewish America: An Interwoven History | Premiering Feb. 3 on PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1.8K views - 1 month ago

Lizzy Caplan Learns Her Great-Grandfather Immigrated to the U.S. at 19 | Finding Your Roots | PBS

Lizzy Caplan Learns Her Great-Grandfather Immigrated to the U.S. at 19 | Finding Your Roots | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

2.1K views - 1 month ago

Lizzy Caplan Learns About a Relative Trapped in Nazi-Occupied Europe | Finding Your Roots | PBS

Lizzy Caplan Learns About a Relative Trapped in Nazi-Occupied Europe | Finding Your Roots | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1.6K views - 1 month ago

Trailer: Finding Your Roots Season 12 Episode 4 | The Road We Took

Trailer: Finding Your Roots Season 12 Episode 4 | The Road We Took Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1.6K views - 3 months ago

Liza Colón-Zayas Learns the Name of Her Great-Grandfather | Finding Your Roots | PBS

Liza Colón-Zayas Learns the Name of Her Great-Grandfather | Finding Your Roots | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1.2K views - 3 months ago

Delroy Lindo Reflects on His Mother’s Journey to Canada | Finding Your Roots | PBS

Delroy Lindo Reflects on His Mother’s Journey to Canada | Finding Your Roots | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

33.1K views - 3 months ago

Hasan Minhaj Learns His Family Once Owned Elephants in India | Finding Your Roots | PBS

Hasan Minhaj Learns His Family Once Owned Elephants in India | Finding Your Roots | PBS Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

61.4K views - 3 months ago

Trailer: Finding Your Roots Season 12 Episode 2 | Great Migrations

Trailer: Finding Your Roots Season 12 Episode 2 | Great Migrations Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1.2K views - 3 months ago

Sanaa Lathan Learns Her Great-Grandfather Made Legal History | Finding Your Roots

Sanaa Lathan Learns Her Great-Grandfather Made Legal History | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

86.6K views - 3 months ago

America Ferrera Learns About Her Grandmother’s Journey and Early Family History | Finding Your Roots

America Ferrera Learns About Her Grandmother’s Journey and Early Family History | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1.9K views - 3 months ago

Darren Criss Learns His Aunt Immigrated to America on a Greyhound Bus | Finding Your Roots

Darren Criss Learns His Aunt Immigrated to America on a Greyhound Bus | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

56.4K views - 3 months ago

Wiz Khalifa Traces His Family’s Journey to Pittsburgh | Finding Your Roots

Wiz Khalifa Traces His Family’s Journey to Pittsburgh | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

2.4K views - 3 months ago

Trailer: Finding Your Roots Season 12 | Episode 1

Trailer: Finding Your Roots Season 12 | Episode 1 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

2K views - 3 months ago

Darren Criss Discovers His Ancestor Helped Build Broadway | Finding Your Roots

Darren Criss Discovers His Ancestor Helped Build Broadway | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

10.4K views - 3 months ago

America Ferrera Reads Her Grandmother’s Love Letter for the First Time | Finding Your Roots

America Ferrera Reads Her Grandmother’s Love Letter for the First Time | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1.6K views - 3 months ago

Black & Jewish America: An Interwoven History | Official Extended Trailer

Black & Jewish America: An Interwoven History | Official Extended Trailer Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

43.9K views - 4 months ago

Finding Your Roots Season 12 Trailer

Finding Your Roots Season 12 Trailer Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

32.8K views - 6 months ago

Preview: Finding Your Roots | Finding Your Roots

Preview: Finding Your Roots | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

17.9K views - 1 year ago

Preview: Moving On Up | Finding Your Roots

Preview: Moving On Up | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

3.6K views - 1 year ago

Sheryl Lee Ralph Honors Her Ancestor’s Legacy of Perseverance | Finding Your Roots

Sheryl Lee Ralph Honors Her Ancestor’s Legacy of Perseverance | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

5.1K views - 1 year ago

Sheryl Lee Ralph Learns She Descends from a Free Person of Color | Finding Your Roots

Sheryl Lee Ralph Learns She Descends from a Free Person of Color | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

5.5K views - 1 year ago

Maynard Jackson and the Reverse Great Migration | Great Migrations

Maynard Jackson and the Reverse Great Migration | Great Migrations Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

1.1K views - 1 year ago

Redlining, Urban Renewal, and the Housing Crisis in Black Communities | Great Migrations

Redlining, Urban Renewal, and the Housing Crisis in Black Communities | Great Migrations Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

2.8K views - 1 year ago

Preview: The Butterfly Effect | Finding Your Roots

Preview: The Butterfly Effect | Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

3.3K views - 1 year ago

The Haitian Boat Crisis: Immigration and Inequality in the U.S. | Great Migrations

The Haitian Boat Crisis: Immigration and Inequality in the U.S. | Great Migrations Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

2K views - 1 year ago