Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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.

  • Title: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
  • Popularity: 6.648
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1950-09-16
  • Place of Birth: Keyser, West Virginia, USA
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  • Also Known As: Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. , Skip Gates, Skip Gates, Jr.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Movies

  • 2016
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    13th
    13th

    7.915 2016 HD

    An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jelani Cobb

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  • 2017
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    Birth of a Movement
    Birth of a Movement

    6.4 2017 HD

    In 1915, Boston-based African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith’s technically...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Danny Glover

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  • 2003
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    Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
    Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

    6.1 2003 HD

    In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the United States that resulted in the murder of local slave owners and their families, the eventual...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Carl Lumbly

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  • 2004
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    A Place of Our Own
    A Place of Our Own

    1 2004 HD

    Filmmaker Stanley Nelson's look back at the 40 years he spent summering at Oak Bluffs, a black-oriented resort community on Martha's Vineyard.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Stanley Nelson

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  • 1992
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    Color Adjustment
    Color Adjustment

    6.9 1992 HD

    From Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many roles on primetime television. Brilliantly weaving...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ruby Dee

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  • 2017
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    Not Black Enough
    Not Black Enough

    7.5 2017 HD

    A deep look at the class warfare and the contradictions that African-Americans face within their own community when many of them are ostracized...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2019
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    Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
    Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

    7 2019 HD

    The series explores the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2009
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    Looking for Lincoln
    Looking for Lincoln

    1 2009 HD

    Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s quest to piece together Lincoln's complex life takes him from Illinois to Gettysburg to Washington, D.C. and...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2015
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    The Gettysburg Address
    The Gettysburg Address

    10 2015 HD

    In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies of Lincoln's famous...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cary Elwes

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  • 1999
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    Leaving Cleaver
    Leaving Cleaver

    1 1999 HD

    In March 1997, social activist, former Black Panther, and author, Eldridge Cleaver sat down with Henry Louis Gates Jr. for a discussion of his life...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2020
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    Frontline: America's Great Divide
    Frontline: America's Great Divide

    8.2 2020 HD

    A deep look into the growing divide in America from the Barack Obama era through the presidency of Donald Trump.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: David Axelrod

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  • 2020
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    John Lewis: Good Trouble
    John Lewis: Good Trouble

    4.6 2020 HD

    The timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and his continuing crusade for racial and social...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: John Lewis

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  • 2022
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    Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
    Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

    6 2022 HD

    Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in the tumultuous history of 19th century...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: André Holland

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  • 2014
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    Nas: Time Is Illmatic
    Nas: Time Is Illmatic

    7 2014 HD

    Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Nas

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  • 2018
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    America's Library
    America's Library

    1 2018 HD

    With special access to the Library of Congress, rediscover the history and culture of America through rarely seen treasures unearthed from its...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Tom Brokaw

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  • 1970
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    Black America since MLK: And still I rise
    Black America since MLK: And still I rise

    1 1970 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2024
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    Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
    Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

    1 2024 HD

    A one-of-a-kind musical celebration that honors the legacy and influence of Gospel music in America. Contemporary artists join celebrated gospel...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2019
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    Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
    Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

    7 2019 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2009
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    Looking for Lincoln
    Looking for Lincoln

    1 2009 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2009
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    Looking for Lincoln
    Looking for Lincoln

    1 2009 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2003
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    Let the Church Say, Amen
    Let the Church Say, Amen

    5.5 2003 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Darlene Duncan

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  • 2019
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    Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
    Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

    7 2019 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 1999
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    Leaving Cleaver
    Leaving Cleaver

    1 1999 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2021
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    Black Art: In the Absence of Light
    Black Art: In the Absence of Light

    7.1 2021 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Kerry James Marshall

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  • 2021
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    Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
    Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)

    4 2021 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 2022
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    Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
    Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

    6 2022 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: André Holland

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  • 2014
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    The Colbert Report
    The Colbert Report

    6.8 2014 HD

    The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. It stars political...

    Genre: News

    Cast: Stephen Colbert

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  • 2010
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    Faces of America
    Faces of America

    8 2010 HD

    Faces of America is a four-part Public Broadcasting Service Public television television series hosted by Professor Henry Louis Gates. The series...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2024
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    Finding Your Roots
    Finding Your Roots

    5.9 2024 HD

    Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2016
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    Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
    Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

    9 2016 HD

    A look at the last five decades of African American history since the major civil rights victories through the eyes of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2017
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    Africa's Great Civilizations
    Africa's Great Civilizations

    8 2017 HD

    Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. A breathtaking and personal...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2004
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    America Beyond the Color Line
    America Beyond the Color Line

    6 2004 HD

    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard's chair of Afro-American Studies, travels the length and breadth of the United States to take the temperature of black...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2019
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    Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
    Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

    6.7 2019 HD

    Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2009
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    Great Railway Journeys
    Great Railway Journeys

    7 2009 HD

    Great Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by BBC...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 2019
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    Watchmen
    Watchmen

    7.677 2019 HD

    Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Regina King

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  • 2021
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    The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
    The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

    1 2021 HD

    The 400-year-old story of the black church in America, the changing nature of worship spaces, and the men and women who shepherded them from the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2024
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    The View
    The View

    4.5 2024 HD

    ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...

    Genre: Talk

    Cast:

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  • 2022
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    Making Black America
    Making Black America

    6 2022 HD

    A chronicle of the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond the reach of the “White gaze.”...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2024
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    The Simpsons
    The Simpsons

    8 2024 HD

    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Dan Castellaneta

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  • 2010
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    America: The Story of Us
    America: The Story of Us

    8.1 2010 HD

    America: The Story of Us is a six-part, 12-hour documentary-drama television miniseries that premiered on April 25, 2010, on History channel....

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Danny Webb

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  • 1999
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    Wonders of the African World
    Wonders of the African World

    1 1999 HD

    Africa is a continent of magnificent treasures and cultures — from the breathtaking stone architecture of 1,000-year-old ruins in South Africa...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2024
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    Gospel
    Gospel

    1 2024 HD

    Dig deep into the origin story of Black gospel music, coming out of slavery, blending with the blues tradition, and soaring to new heights during the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2010
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    America: The Story of Us
    America: The Story of Us

    8.1 2010 HD

    America: The Story of Us is a six-part, 12-hour documentary-drama television miniseries that premiered on April 25, 2010, on History channel....

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Danny Webb

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  • 2024
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    6.5 2024 HD

    Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Stephen Colbert

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  • 2024
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    5.9 2024 HD

    Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2016
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    9 2016 HD

    A look at the last five decades of African American history since the major civil rights victories through the eyes of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2017
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    8 2017 HD

    Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. A breathtaking and personal...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2019
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    6.7 2019 HD

    Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2019
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    7.5 2019 HD

    Decades after the assassination of African American leader Malcolm X, an activist embarks on a complex mission seeking truth in the name of justice.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Malcolm X

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  • 2021
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    1 2021 HD

    The 400-year-old story of the black church in America, the changing nature of worship spaces, and the men and women who shepherded them from the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2022
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    6 2022 HD

    A chronicle of the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond the reach of the “White gaze.”...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2022
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    6 2022 HD

    A chronicle of the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond the reach of the “White gaze.”...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2004
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    6 2004 HD

    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard's chair of Afro-American Studies, travels the length and breadth of the United States to take the temperature of black...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2024
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    5.9 2024 HD

    Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 1999
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    1 1999 HD

    Africa is a continent of magnificent treasures and cultures — from the breathtaking stone architecture of 1,000-year-old ruins in South Africa...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2024
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    1 2024 HD

    Dig deep into the origin story of Black gospel music, coming out of slavery, blending with the blues tradition, and soaring to new heights during the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2024
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    1 2024 HD

    Dig deep into the origin story of Black gospel music, coming out of slavery, blending with the blues tradition, and soaring to new heights during the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2019
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    6.7 2019 HD

    Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 2013
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    10 2013 HD

    Professor Gates describes the history of the African American people by talking to historians, authors, and the people who made history.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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