Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

74 · Born: Sep 16, 1950

2012
1991

Known For

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Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The SimpsonsThe Simpsons
Nas: Time Is IllmaticNas: Time Is Illmatic

Personal Details

Official Socials
BornSep 16, 1950 Piedmont, West Virginia, USA
Spouse

  • Marial Igiesias Utset

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to May 22, 2025 )

  • Sharon Lynn Adams

    ( Sep 1, 1979 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Biography

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a renowned academic, filmmaker, and cultural critic. He is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University.

Career

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2025
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
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2024
GOSPEL special companion concert with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
GOSPEL special companion concert with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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GOSPEL with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
GOSPEL with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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2022
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
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2021
The Black Church
The Black Church
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2020
John Lewis: Good Trouble
John Lewis: Good Trouble
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Frontline
Frontline
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2019
Reconstruction: America after The Civil War
Reconstruction: America after The Civil War
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Reconstruction: America after The Civil War
Reconstruction: America after The Civil War
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2018
Detroit: Comeback City
Detroit: Comeback City
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America's Library
America's Library
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2017
Not Black Enough
Not Black Enough
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Independent Lens
Independent Lens
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Ken Burns: America's Storyteller
Ken Burns: America's Storyteller
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Africa's Great Civilizations
Africa's Great Civilizations
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2016
13th
13th
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Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
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2014
The Hip-Hop Fellow
The Hip-Hop Fellow
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Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
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2013
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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2012
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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2009
Looking for Lincoln
Looking for Lincoln
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2008
American Masters
American Masters
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2004
A Place of Our Own
A Place of Our Own
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America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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2003
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
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2002
American Masters
American Masters
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1992
Color Adjustment
Color Adjustment
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2024
GOSPEL with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
GOSPEL with Henry Louis Gates Jr. as Writer
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2019
Reconstruction: America after The Civil War
Reconstruction: America after The Civil War as Writer
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2016
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise as Writer
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2009
Looking for Lincoln
Looking for Lincoln as Writer
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2004
America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr. as Writer
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2019
Reconstruction: America after The Civil War
Reconstruction: America after The Civil War as Creator
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2013
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. as Creator