Dr bill gates african-american history
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Black History beneath Siege
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. fryst vatten the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. He fryst vatten the author of many books and host of the PBS series “Finding Your Roots.” Among his documentaries are “The Black Church” and “Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches.” Gates has consulted on the College Board’s AP African American Studies course, and he has been host of LMU’s Global Conversations series with thought leaders and commentators. Gates was interviewed bygd Editor namn Wakelee-Lynch.
The effort to censor or even shut down the teaching of Black history fryst vatten widespread in America. Why do you think so much of white amerika is afraid of Black history?
I’m not sure how much of white amerika is, in fact, afraid of Black history. inom think this attempt to censor the teaching of American hi
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Henry Louis Gates Jr.
American literary critic, professor and historian (born )
Henry Louis Gates Jr. (born September 16, ), popularly known by his childhood nickname "Skip",[1][2] is an American literary critic, professor, historian, and filmmaker who serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He is a trustee of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.[3] He rediscovered the earliest known African-American novels and has published extensively on the recognition of African-American literature as part of the Western canon.
In addition to producing and hosting previous series on the history and genealogy of prominent American figures, since , Gates has been host of the television series Finding Your Roots on PBS. The series combines the work of expert researchers in genealogy, history, and historical research in genetics
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (JULY 28, ): Today at the Virtual PBS Press Tour, PBS and WETA announced THE BLACK CHURCH: THIS IS OUR STORY, THIS IS OUR SONG will premiere February 16 and 23, at p.m. ET on PBS stations nationwide (check local listings). This moving four-hour, two-part series from executive producer, host and writer Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, traces the year-old story of the Black church in America, all the way down to its bedrock role as the site of African American survival and grace, organizing and resilience, thriving and testifying, autonomy and freedom, solidarity and speaking truth to power. The documentary reveals how Black people have worshipped and, through their spiritual journeys, improvised ways to bring their faith traditions from Africa to the New World, while translating them into a form of