Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discusses two books he has coming out in early 2009 -- Lincoln on Slavery and Race (Princeton) and In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past (Crown Books). The Lincoln book is a companion piece to a PBS documentary. In this video Gates talks about the commonalities between Lincoln and Obama.

Kyra and Kevin have been happily married for 23 years, and they have two children together. But they recently discovered that they € re distant cousins. The two were on the PBS show called Finding your Roots and let € s just say they really found their roots. The show is hosted by Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and he confirms that Kevin and Kyra € are indeed distant cousins. So talk about six degrees of separation, right? €

Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times, asks President Obama about race relations in America as a result of the arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in Cambridge.

Synopsis: An illuminating docu-drama on Nat Turner's slave rebellion and it's impact on America's long and troubled history of slavery and racial conflict. Interviews with William Styron, Ossie Davis, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and others. USA - 2002 - TVPG