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Virgo
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Celebrities born on September 16
Born in 1950
Born in Keyser, West Virginia
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Henry Louis Gates
Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr is an American literary critic, professor, historian, filmmaker and public intellectual, professor at Alphonse Fletcher University and director of the Hutchins Center for Research. African-American and African-American at Harvard University. He rediscovered early, long forgotten and widely published African-American novels on the appreciation of African-American literature within the framework of Western canon law. In addition to producing and archiving previous series about the history and genealogy of prominent American characters, Gates has hosted the TV show Finding Your Roots on PBS since 2012. It combines the work. of researchers are experts in genealogy, history and historical studies of genetics to inform guests about the life and history of their ancestors.
BornSeptember 16, 1950, Keyser, West Virginia, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, documentary filmmaker, essayist, literary critic, professor
Alma materYale University (BA), Clare College, Cambridge (MA, PhD)
GenreEssay, history, literature
SubjectAfrican-American Studies
Notable worksThe Signifying Monkey (1988)
Children2

About Henry Louis Gates

TV Show Host Henry Louis Gates was born on September 16, 1950 in Keyser, West Virginia, United States (He's 74 years old now).

African-American author, historian, PBS miniseries host, and public intellectual who wrote about race, politics, history, and culture. His scholarly book, The Signifying Monkey, earned the American Book Award in 1989.

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Henry Louis Gates before becoming famous

Henry Louis Gates was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1950 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He earned a bachelor's degree in history and a doctorate in Afro-American studies from Yale University. He went on to teach at Cornell University, Duke University, and Harvard University.

Achievement of Henry Louis Gates

He was wrongly detained outside his own home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after someone reported an attempted break-in. The arrest in 2009 triggered a heated debate over the prejudiced attitudes of law enforcement.

Henry Louis Gates's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He detailed his childhood in West Virginia in his best-selling memoir, Colored People. He has two daughters with his wife, Sharon Lynn Adams. He and Adams later divorced.

Henry Louis Gates on Social Media

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After being jailed for"breaking into" his own home, he appeared on TV Show Host Oprah Winfrey's talk show to discuss race relations.

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Henry Louis Gates Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Henry Louis Gates updated on March 22 2023.