Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Biography

Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, journalist, literary scholar, and cultural critic. He has authored or co-authored 24 books, created 20 documentaries, and is a leading voice in African and African American cultural studies. He is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University and the host of Finding Your Roots on PBS.