The official companion to the pbs series, released by the university of north carolina press in 2014. America after the civil war pbs, 2019, and the related books, dark sky rising. Lonnie bunch, director of the smithsonians national museum of african american history and culture, welcomed harvard professor and renowned author henry louis gates, jr. Historian, educator, host of finding your roots on pbs, and author, dr. Reconstruction, white supremacy, and the rise of jim crow. In an excerpt from tradition and the black atlantic, henry louis gates jr. From brent hayes edwards at columbia university in the city of new york today was supposed to be the first day of the rutgers symposium organized by evie shockley and others in honor of the career of my dear friend and former colleague, cheryl a wall. For more than a decade, renowned harvard scholar henry louis gates, jr. Author, teacher, historian and filmmaker henry louis gates jr.
Ive written a number of posts on this blog as well as in my new book about dr. Emmy awardwinning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder, professor gates has authored or coauthored twentyone. As well as new editions of the first few volumes of this longstanding project, they are working on several additional volumes to this important series. He introduced the notion of signifyin to represent african and african american literary and musical history as a continuing reflection and reinterpretation of what has come before. It was, in fact, chosen in homage to a 1957 book by joel augustus rogers. Professor gatess latest book is finding your roots. Graduating from high school as valedictorian in 1968, gates attended a local college before enrolling in yale university from where he graduated in 1973 with a degree in history. Reader, a collection on his writings, was published. The scholar and host of the pbs series reconstruction, whose latest books are dark sky rising and stony the road, is a productive beach. Stony the road by henry louis gates, jr 9780525559559. Reader, a collection of his writings, was published. Nonfiction in stony the road, henry louis gates jr. Per an announcement from pbs, the documentary looks at how.
And still i rise philadelphia screening at the museum of archeology and anthropology on oct. He calls the period between the end of the civil war and reconstruction, the period of the greatest freedom of black people. From black power to the white house explores the last halfcentury of the african american experience. Points to reconstruction as the genesis of white supremacy gates says white supremacy was born in the years after. I enjoy the unselfconscious moments of a shared cultural intimacy, whatever form they take, when no one else is watching, when no white people are around. He was said to be one of those people who talk spontaneously in wellshaped and often funny sentences. The recipient of 53 honorary degrees and numerous prizes, in 1981 gates was a member of the first class awarded genius grants by the macarthur foundation, and in 1998 he became the first africanamerican scholar to be awarded the national humanities.
Looks at the period after reconstruction in his new book, the literary scholar presents an absorbing, necessary look at the redemption era, in which. Gates calls the book an homage to joel augustus rogers 100 amazing. Professor gatess latest project is the history series, reconstruction. Learn more about gates s life and career, including his various books as well as his tv documentary series, notably finding your roots. Learn more about african american history with henry louis. Captures the history and images of the fraught years after the civil war. A products availability is clearly noted on the product detail page as in stock, advanced sale, release date or special order. General powell rips professor henry louis gates youtube. New york, nyjanuary 11, 2018scholastic, the global childrens. Henry louis gates speaker, keynote, booking agent, bureau. Black america since mlk, airing on pbs in april 2016. February 5, 2009 former archivist of the united states allen weinstein and dr. His father worked in a paper mill and moonlighted as a janitor, while his mother cleaned houses. Beginning with the assassination of malcolm x in february 1965, and still i rise.
Henry louis gates skip to main search results amazon prime. Henry louis gates has a new documentary out now on pbs called, reconstruction. It discusses everything that he says they did not want us to know. Scholastic acquires two books for young readers by henry louis. The scholars latest book, coinciding with his new pbs series. Henry gates obituary washington, dc the washington post. In 2019 historian, filmmaker, journalist, and cultural commentator henry louis gates jr. A huge new collection of tales that leapt from africa and grew in america is out now from henry louis gates jr. Reader, a collection of his writings edited by abby wolf, was published. His next film is the fourhour documentary series, and still i rise. He discovered what are considered the earliest known literary works of africanamerican writers.
Looking for books by henry louis gates jr see all books authored by henry louis gates jr. Inspiration for the book came from pittsburgh courier journalist, joel augustus rogers, and his 1934 release, 100 amazing facts about the negro with complete proof. A profound new rendering of the struggle by africanamericans for equality after the. His father worked at the local paper mill during the day and as a janitor at a telephone company at. America after the civil war, delves into the years following the civil war, during which the nation struggled with recovery from conflict and loss, rebuilding ruined cities and the unprecedented social transformation brought about by the end of slavery. In this webinar sponsored by pbs education he managed to confuse it even further. Age 97 formerly a resident of cumberland and piedmont, west virginia, died peacefully on christmas eve, december 24. In this insightful, provocative book, henry louis gates, jr.