Meet Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Published on September 27, 2024 by PBS
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Interviews with Professor Gates

Henry Louis Gates Jr. on his series, 'The Black Church'
A new four-part series, “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This is Our Song," premieres Tuesday on PBS. It’s a sweeping history of religion, politics and culture led by Henry Louis Gates Jr., the noted Harvard scholar and host of the PBS show "Finding Your Roots." He joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss the documentary, as part of our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. on his series, 'The Black Church'
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. on his series, 'The Black Church'
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A new four-part series, “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This is Our Song," premieres Tuesday on PBS. It’s a sweeping
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In ‘Black America Since MLK,’ success and vulnerability
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In ‘Black America Since MLK,’ success and vulnerability
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It’s the best of times and worst of times for black Americans, says Henry Louis Gates Jr. He joins Jeffrey Brown to previe
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Why we’re overdue to know Africa’s great civilizations
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Why we’re overdue to know Africa’s great civilizations
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Archeologists and scholars are learning more about Africa than ever before, from the digitization of records and the unear
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on the Importance of Genealogy
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on the Importance of Genealogy
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has explored the ancestry of dozens of people from diverse backgrounds on his show Finding Your Roo
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