Speaker Profiles

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

director, Du Bois Institute, Harvard
http://dubois.fas.harvard.edu/henry-louis-gates
Henry Louis Gates Jr., is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the Director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University.  [more]
Looking for Lincoln: In His Time and Ours
Adam Gopnik
February 9, 2009
01:58:22
A panel moderated by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University Professor and Director of the W.E.B.
Visions of Race in America in the Films of Ken Burns
Ken Burns
October 29, 2008
01:29:36
This discussion explores the themes of race and citizenship in the films of Ken Burns, as viewed through the eyes of the panelists. The program features clips from several of Burns' films, followed by a panel discussion, which includes a question and answer period with the audience.
Struggle for Freedom and Justice in South Africa
Desmond Tutu
October 30, 2007
01:29:03
Desmond Tutu, Margaret Marshall, and Richard Goldstone examine the long road toward freedom and justice in South Africa. Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. moderates.
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Elections, Successions and Post-Literate America
Michael Dawson
October 27, 2004
01:29:40
A panel of political, media, and education experts explore issues ranging from the use of satire as a political tool to black voter suppression.
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Brown v. Board of Education: Mission Accomplished?
Charles J. Ogletree Jr.
August 25, 2004
01:17:26
A discussion on the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision with a VIP panel that includes Harvard's Charles Ogletree, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Caroline Hoxby, and Lani Guinier, as well as Georgetown professor Sheryll Cashin and Abigail Thernstrom of the Manhattan Institute.
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W.E.B. Du Bois: The Souls of Black Folk
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
April 25, 2003
01:55:23
The W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University celebrates the centennial of a pivotal publication by inviting the public to hear writers, critics, and members of Harvard's faculty and administration read some of the many memorable passages from The Souls of Black Folk.
Image of In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past
Author: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Publisher: Crown (2009)
Binding: Hardcover, 448 pages
Image of Colored People: A Memoir
Author: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Publisher: Vintage (1995)
Binding: Paperback, 240 pages
Image of The Trials of Phillis Wheatley: America's First Black Poet and Encounters with the Founding Fathers
Author: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books (2003)
Binding: Hardcover, 192 pages
Image of Loose Canons: Notes on the Culture Wars
Author: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (1993)
Binding: Paperback, 224 pages
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