Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Born: 1950-09-16
Birthplace: Keyser, West Virginia, USA
Biography
Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. is an American historian, literary critic, filmmaker and public intellectual who currently serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University.
Known For
13th
The Gettysburg Address
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Color Adjustment
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Top Movie Credits
13th
Self
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Executive Producer
Color Adjustment
Self
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
Executive Producer
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Executive Producer
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Self - Professor, Author and Filmmaker