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
Leaving Cleaver
John Lewis: Good Trouble
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Color Adjustment
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

Top Movie Credits

The Gettysburg Address Self
13th Self
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause Self
Leaving Cleaver Writer
John Lewis: Good Trouble Self
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America Self - Professor, Author and Filmmaker
Nas: Time Is Illmatic Self
Color Adjustment Self
Black Art: In the Absence of Light Executive Producer
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches Executive Producer