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
The Gettysburg Address
13th
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
Color Adjustment
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
John Lewis: Good Trouble
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Leaving Cleaver
Top Movie Credits
13th
Self
Color Adjustment
Self
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Self - Professor, Author and Filmmaker
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
Executive Producer
Leaving Cleaver
Writer