Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, historian, and the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. Join Professor Gates in exploring the connections that bind us and our shared histories through iconic series like Making Black America, Finding Your Roots, and more.

Featured Videos

• Finding Your Roots

  Out of the Past

  S9 Ep10 | 52m 11s | WETA Passport

• Finding Your Roots

  Anchormen

  S9 Ep9 | 52m 11s | WETA Passport

• Finding Your Roots

  And Still I Rise

  S9 Ep8 | 52m 11s | WETA Passport

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Shows

• Finding Your Roots

  Join Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in Finding Your Roots on PBS!

• Making Black America

  This four-hour series introduces a vibrant world at the heart of the Black experience.

• The Black Church

  An intimate four-hour series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

• RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR

  Reconstruction: America After the Civil War explores the transformative years.

• Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

  In his four-hour series, BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE, Henry Louis Gates,

• Africa's Great Civilizations

  Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa.

• The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross

  Survey the full sweep of African-American history with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

• Black in Latin America

  Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uncovers Latin America's African roots in this four-part series.

• African American Lives 2

  Henry Louis Gates, Jr. fills in the gaps of African American genealogy and history.

• Faces of America

  U.S. celebrities uncover their ancestry and learn their place in America's history.