Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Popularity:4.173
Known For:Acting
Birthday:1950-09-16
Place of Birth:Keyser, West Virginia, USA
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Also Known As:Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. , Skip Gates, Skip Gates, Jr.
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches (2022)
Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in the tumultuous history of 19th century...
Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014)
Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions...
America's Library (2018)
With special access to the Library of Congress, rediscover the history and culture of America through rarely seen treasures unearthed from its...
Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2024)
A one-of-a-kind musical celebration that honors the legacy and influence of Gospel music in America. Contemporary artists join celebrated gospel...
Black America since MLK: And still I rise (2016)
13th (2016)
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Birth of a Movement (2017)
In 1915, Boston-based African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith’s technically...
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)
In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the United States that resulted in the murder of local slave owners and their families, the eventual...
A Place of Our Own (2004)
Filmmaker Stanley Nelson's look back at the 40 years he spent summering at Oak Bluffs, a black-oriented resort community on Martha's Vineyard.
Color Adjustment (1992)
From Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many roles on primetime television. Brilliantly weaving...
Not Black Enough (2017)
A deep look at the class warfare and the contradictions that African-Americans face within their own community when many of them are ostracized...
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (2019)
The series explores the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound...
Looking for Lincoln (2009)
Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s quest to piece together Lincoln's complex life takes him from Illinois to Gettysburg to Washington, D.C. and...
The Gettysburg Address (2025)
In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies of Lincoln's famous...
Leaving Cleaver (1999)
In March 1997, social activist, former Black Panther, and author, Eldridge Cleaver sat down with Henry Louis Gates Jr. for a discussion of his life...
Frontline: America's Great Divide (2020)
A deep look into the growing divide in America from the Barack Obama era through the presidency of Donald Trump.
John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)
The timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and his continuing crusade for racial and social...
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) (2021)
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (2019)
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (2019)
The View (1997)
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...
The Colbert Report (2005)
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. It stars political...
Faces of America (2010)
Faces of America is a four-part Public Broadcasting Service Public television television series hosted by Professor Henry Louis Gates. The series...
Finding Your Roots (2012)
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of...
Wonders of the African World (1999)
Africa is a continent of magnificent treasures and cultures — from the breathtaking stone architecture of 1,000-year-old ruins in South Africa...
Africa's Great Civilizations (2017)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. A breathtaking and personal...
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise (2016)
A look at the last five decades of African American history since the major civil rights victories through the eyes of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,...
America Beyond the Color Line (2004)
Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard's chair of Afro-American Studies, travels the length and breadth of the United States to take the temperature of black...
Gospel (2024)
Dig deep into the origin story of Black gospel music, coming out of slavery, blending with the blues tradition, and soaring to new heights during the...
Making Black America (2022)
A chronicle of the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond the reach of the “White gaze.”...
America: The Story of Us (2010)
America: The Story of Us is a six-part, 12-hour documentary-drama television miniseries that premiered on April 25, 2010, on History channel....
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War (2019)
Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive...
Great Railway Journeys (1980)
Great Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by BBC...
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an...
Watchmen (2019)
Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original...
The Simpsons (1989)
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
The 400-year-old story of the black church in America, the changing nature of worship spaces, and the men and women who shepherded them from the...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1970)
A look at the last five decades of African American history since the major civil rights victories through the eyes of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1970)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. A breathtaking and personal...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1970)
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1970)
Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1970)
Decades after the assassination of African American leader Malcolm X, an activist embarks on a complex mission seeking truth in the name of justice.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1970)
The 400-year-old story of the black church in America, the changing nature of worship spaces, and the men and women who shepherded them from the...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1970)
A chronicle of the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond the reach of the “White gaze.”...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1970)
A chronicle of the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond the reach of the “White gaze.”...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1970)
Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard's chair of Afro-American Studies, travels the length and breadth of the United States to take the temperature of black...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1970)
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1970)
Africa is a continent of magnificent treasures and cultures — from the breathtaking stone architecture of 1,000-year-old ruins in South Africa...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1970)
Dig deep into the origin story of Black gospel music, coming out of slavery, blending with the blues tradition, and soaring to new heights during the...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1970)
Dig deep into the origin story of Black gospel music, coming out of slavery, blending with the blues tradition, and soaring to new heights during the...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1970)
Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive...
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1970)
Professor Gates describes the history of the African American people by talking to historians, authors, and the people who made history.