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.

Dec 9, 2025 · Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is an American literary critic and scholar known for his pioneering theories of African and African American literature. Learn more about Gates’s life …

Sep 27, 2024 · Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is best known for being the mind behind the hit TV show Finding Your Roots, but when he's not surprising celebrities with family secrets, he spends his time with his …

Jan 5, 2026 · Henry Louis Gates Jr., host and executive producer of “Finding Your Roots” on PBS, stops by TODAY to talk about the upcoming 12th season. He opens up about why he …

Today, new DNA science is revealing just how connected we really are. A new collection of essays, some appearing here for the first time, reveals the Harlem Renaissance author’s …

Apr 29, 2013 · African American Studies scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. was born in Keyser, West Virginia on September 16, 1950, the son of Henry Louis Gates Sr. and Pauline Augusta …

Oct 3, 2007 · Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is one of the nation's most respected and celebrated literary scholars and has edited numerous historical works and literary collections. He is …

Gates has extensively researched African American culture and history. His seminal work, "The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism" (1988), explores the …