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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The talent

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Acting
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The work

The Simpsons 1989
The Simpsons Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (voice)
Watchmen 2019
Watchmen Skip Gates
The Colbert Report 2005
The Colbert Report
Who Killed Malcolm X? 2019
Who Killed Malcolm X? Executive Producer
Finding Your Roots 2012
Finding Your Roots Writer, Executive Producer
Black Art: In the Absence of Light 2021
Black Art: In the Absence of Light Executive Producer
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches 2022
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches Executive Producer
Africa's Great Civilizations 2017
Africa's Great Civilizations Writer
Let the Church Say, Amen 2003
Let the Church Say, Amen Executive Producer
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War 2019
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War Executive Producer, Creator
Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History 2026
Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History Executive Producer
Making Black America 2022
Making Black America Writer, Executive Producer
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) 2021
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) Executive Producer
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise 2016
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise Writer
America Beyond the Color Line 2004
America Beyond the Color Line Writer
Gospel 2024
Gospel Executive Producer, Writer
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song 2021
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song Executive Producer
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War 2019
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War Executive Producer, Writer
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 2013
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Creator
Faces of America
2010
Faces of America
Great Migrations: A People on the Move 2025
Great Migrations: A People on the Move Executive Producer
Black America since MLK: And still I rise 2016
Black America since MLK: And still I rise
Looking for Lincoln 2009
Looking for Lincoln Executive Producer, Writer
Wonders of the African World
1999
Wonders of the African World Writer