Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Actor · Producer · Writer

Keyser, West Virginia, USA
September 16, 1950

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.

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Representative Works

13th
13th
7.8
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The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
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6.9
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Leaving Cleaver
Leaving Cleaver
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Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
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Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
6.9
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Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
4.6
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W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
6.0
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Black Art: In the Absence of Light
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
6.4
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John Lewis: Good Trouble
John Lewis: Good Trouble
4.7
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America's Library
America's Library
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Not Black Enough
Not Black Enough
7.8
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

13th
2016Winner

Best Performance

13th

The Gettysburg Address
2025Nominee

Best Performance

The Gettysburg Address

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1992Nominee

Best Performance

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Career Highlights

Leaving Cleaver
1999Highlight

Best Performance

Leaving Cleaver

Nas: Time Is Illmatic
2014Highlight

Best Performance

Nas: Time Is Illmatic

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