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.

Jan 16, 2026 · 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 and career, …

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.

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 Coleman. …

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 intellectual...

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 currently the …

14 hours ago · The latest series from PBS stalwart and scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History, which traces the complex relationship between two groups …

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 folkloric …

4 days ago · Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Lizzie Caplan and comedian Hasan Minhaj, uncovering ancestors who made brave decisions that forever reshaped their family trees. …