Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores African American history and shares the family trees of prominent black Americans. 59 2006 4 episodes. 16+ Documentary. Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buy. Watch with PBS Documentaries Start your 7-day free trial. Buy Episode 1 SD $1.99. Buy Season 1 SD $4.99. Watchlist. Like.Henry Louis Gates Jr. has made an art of uncovering family secrets and tracking down lost histories of both the famous and everyday people through genealogical research and DNA testing. Tonight ...Trump's plan for donors to pay legal fees could still cost him. Professor and author Henry Louis Gates, Jr., joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book 'The Black Box: Writing the Race.'.Dr. Gates has just published his latest book, “The Black Box.”. The title is a reference to a box on hospital forms for newborns which one must check to …Henry Louis (Skip) Gates, Jr. (born September 16, 1950, Piedmont, West Virginia) is a literary critic, educator, scholar, writer, editor, and public intellectual.Gates currently serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University, where he is Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research.Henry Louis Gates Jr. reflects on 10 years of his show 'Finding Your Roots' The historian, filmmaker and professor joins "The View" to talk about the latest season of his show, and reveals a DNA ... Jim Gates is a theoretical physicist. He is currently the Brown Theoretical Physics Center Director, Ford Foundation Professor of Physics, Affiliate Mathematics Professor, and a Watson Institute for International Studies & Public Affairs Faculty Fellow at Brown University. He is known for his work on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University.Finding Your Roots: Season 10. A new season of Finding Your Roots is streaming now! Tune in to PBS on Tuesdays at 8/7 for all-new episodes as renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. guides ...Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2012). “The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reader”, p.546, Basic Books 4 Copy quote. For as long as I can remember, I have been passionately intrigued by 'Africa,' by the word itself, by its flora and fauna, its topographical diversity and grandeur; but above all else, by the sheer variety of the colors of its people, from ...Sylvester James Gates Jr. has long considered himself a “simple country theoretical physicist” and prefers to go by Jim Gates. Jim’s father, Sylvester James Gates Sr. (1925-2007), was in the army, and a veteran of the ‘‘Red Ball Express’’ during World War II. The oldest of four children, Jim’s early years were spent moving from ...Sylvester James (Jim) G ates, Jr. is a theoretical physicist. He is a John S. Toll Professor of Physics and a Distinguished University Professor. He currently holds the Clark Leadership Chair in Science and serves as a Professor of Physics with the Physics Department as well as a Professor of Public Policy in the School of Public Policy at the University of …Norman Edgar Gates Jr. 79, of Jacksonville, FL. passed away peacefully on Monday January 29, 2024. Norman was born in Downingtown Pennsylvania on July 27, 1944. He was the oldest of two sons to Rose and Norman Gates Sr. The family moved to Florida during their boys’ youth, where Norman graduated from Landon High School in …1998. Literary and cultural critic Henry Louis Gates, Jr., thrives on controversy. “I began my career fighting for what we call cultural pluralism,” he once said in a television interview. The battle that began in the English literature department at Cambridge University in England in the 1970s is clearly triumphing: In high schools and ...Henry Louis (Skip) Gates, Jr. (born September 16, 1950, Piedmont, West Virginia) is a literary critic, educator, scholar, writer, editor, and public intellectual.Gates currently serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University, where he is Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research.Marshall D. Gates Jr. (1915–2003) was an American chemist, holding the position of C.F. Houghton Professor of Chemistry at the University of Rochester.He was an organic chemist whose research was in the field of natural product synthesis. He is best known for publishing the first total synthesis of morphine in 1952.Newsday "In these incisive and readable essays, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is at once sympathetic, funny, and cautionary in making the case for cultural pluralism and the revision of the literary canon."--Gerald Graff, University of Chicago " Loose Canons is an inside job, the work of a man who has mastered the arcane politics and encoded …Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (born September 16, 1950, Keyser, West Virginia, U.S.) is an American literary critic and … Off. Carlos Figueroa. On July 16, 2009, Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested at his Cambridge, Massachusetts, home by local police officer Sgt. James Crowley, who was responding to a 911 caller's report of men breaking and entering the residence. The arrest initiated a series of events that unfolded under the ... The struggle and courage of everyday black Americans in 1960s resonated with Henry Louis Gates Jr., he said at Monday's event. (Logan Werlinger/GW Today) The realities of Jim Crow. Mr. Burns uses Mr. Robinson—the man who broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947—to further quash misconceptions about a clean, flattened version of past …Jul 23, 2009 · Soyinka, 16 years Gates’s senior, was a playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist from the Yoruba region of Nigeria who would later become known in the West as the Shakespeare of Africa. Rounding ... Wednesday • 9:00 AM + 8 more. For venue details reach us at [email protected]. From $395.00. Mangates. Eventbrite - Detroit Public TV presents Gospel in Detroit with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - Friday, February 2, 2024 at Fellowship Chapel, Detroit, MI. Find event and ticket information. Presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a one-of-a-kind musical celebration that honors the legacy and influence of Gospel music in America. Contemporary secular artists and renowned gospel singers ... He began his career as an Assistant to Governor James R. Thompson of Illinois. In 1979, he joined CB/Richard Ellis, and in 1981, co-founded the Chicago office of Jones Lang Wootton (now Jones Lang LaSalle), a global commercial property investment firm. Mr. Gates graduated from Groton School in 1972 and from Trinity College in 1976 with a BSc in ... For more on Henry Louis Gates Jr., pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribe here. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on PBS.Feb 20, 2024 · Season 10 Episode 8 | 52m 11s |. My List. Watch Preview. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the family trees of comedian Tracy Morgan & actor Anthony Ramos—two native New Yorkers whose roots stretch to ... Robert Gates Jr. (born December 31, 1985) is an American professional golfer. Early life and education. Gates was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida. He attended F. W. Buchholz High School, and in his senior year, he led its golf team in scoring average.Presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. S1 E1 - 52m 42s. GOSPEL Live! Presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a one-of-a-kind musical celebration that honors the legacy and influence of Gospel music in America. Contemporary secular artists and renowned gospel singers perform their favorite gospel classics. The event, co-hosted by Gates and Erica ...October 26, 2020 3:00 pm. "Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr." PBS/Courtesy Everett Collection. “Finding Your Roots” utilizes every tool in its toolbox — from pioneering DNA ...Oct 20, 2021 · The career of the literary scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. has been marked by a series of intellectual megaprojects, from the landmark 30-volume Schomburg Library of Nineteeth-Century Black Women ... Henry Louis Gates Jr. has a running list of dream guests for the show "Finding Your Roots," and TODAY's own Al Roker tops the list. The host of the PBS series stopped by the 3rd Hour of TODAY on ...Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University.Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder, Professor Gates has published numerous books and produced and hosted an …Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps singer Sammy Hagar and actor Ed O’Neill uncover their hidden roots, revealing scandals and secrets that their ancestors went to great …Season 2. Season 10. Season 1. A new season of Finding Your Roots premiered on January 3, 2023! Watch all-new, on-demand episodes as renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. guides influential ...A book by S. James Gates, Jr. & Cathie Pelletier about a scientific fellowship among astronomers who traveled the world from 1900 to 1922 and whose daring efforts launched and solidified the global superstardom of physicist Albert Einstein. Reviewers say of “Proving” REVIEW #1 “This is a fascinating and exciting adventure tale!Feb 15, 2021 · GATES: After the tragic assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the church was being challenged by the Black power movement, particularly the Black Panthers, who thought that, to quote Marx, the ... Season 8. Watch Now. Watch Preview. Show Schedule. A new season of Finding Your Roots premieres January 4, 2022! Tune in for all-new episodes as Henry …Dr. Sylvester James Gates, Jr. (Photo: ENERGY.GOV [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons) Sylvester James Gates, Jr., and Wenxian Zhang Interview April 12, 2018 WZ: Good afternoon. My name is Wenxian Zhang, I’m the Head of Archives and Special Collections at Olin Library, Rollins College. With me is Dr. James Gates, Jr., Ford …David Remnick interviews the scholar, writer, and filmmaker Henry Louis Gates, Jr., about growing up in West Virginia, the Obama Presidency, and … FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., Season Ten is a production of McGee Media, Inkwell Media, Kunhardt Films and WETA Washington, D.C. Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. On DNA Testing And Finding His Own Roots As host of the PBS series Finding Your Roots, Gates tells celebrities about their family history. He reflects on his own ...PBS host Henry Louis Gates Jr. put Al Roker on the spot during Tuesday’s (January 2) The Today Show when he mentioned how the beloved weathercaster backed out of a Finding Your Roots appearance ...Mr. Gates has just published his latest book, “The Black Box.”. The title is a reference to a box on hospital forms for newborns, which one must check to …Henry Louis Gates Jr. Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Finding Your Roots, Gospel, Stony the Road) is a filmmaker, professor, and cultural critic. Henry joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what techniques he uses when interviewing people, how far back he can trace his family heritage, and the sugar plantation slave trade. Henry and …Hailed in The New York Times Book Review as "eclectic, exciting, convincing, provocative" and in The Washington Post Book World as "brilliantly original," Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s The Signifying Monkey is a groundbreaking work that illuminates the relationship between the African and African-American vernacular traditions and black literature. It …The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song from executive producer, host, and writer Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the 400-year-old story of the B...Henry Louis Gates Jr. was born in Keyser, West Virginia to Henry Louis Gates Sr. (c.1913–2010) and his wife Pauline Augusta (Coleman) Gates (1916–1987). He grew up in neighboring Piedmont. His father worked in a paper mill and moonlighted as a janitor, while his mother cleaned houses.Jan 2, 2024 · Some public intellectuals win their places in society through fierce debate, showing off the sharpness of their minds during verbal attacks. But Henry Louis Gates Jr. took a slightly different path. He did it by being charming. Gates, who bouncily introduces himself as Skip, is a charismatic everyman who just happens to be smarter than almost ... He began his career as an Assistant to Governor James R. Thompson of Illinois. In 1979, he joined CB/Richard Ellis, and in 1981, co-founded the Chicago office of Jones Lang Wootton (now Jones Lang LaSalle), a global commercial property investment firm. Mr. Gates graduated from Groton School in 1972 and from Trinity College in 1976 with a BSc in ... The research of Prof. Gates focuses on mathematical models where the property of supersymmetry is investigated in fundamental areas of mathematics and theoretical physics, principally within the domains of particle, field, and string theory. These research efforts pioneered: (a.) the collaborative development of superspace supergravity. (b.) the …Jan 2, 2024 · Henry Louis Gates Jr. reflects on 10 years of his show 'Finding Your Roots' The historian, filmmaker and professor joins "The View" to talk about the latest season of his show, and reveals a DNA ... As host of the PBS series Finding Your Roots, Gates tells celebrities about their family history. He reflects on his own history and some of the more …Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the roots of actor Michael Douglas & writer-director Lena Dunham. Both guests are the children of famous artists—and both proudly …Gates Jr. only caught 15 passes as a freshman, but his talent was evident. As a result, he received offers from the likes of Kentucky, Toledo, Central Michigan and Florida Atlantic after his freshman year. As a sophomore, Gates Jr. began his breakout. Helping lead the Tractors to a 9-2 record, the receiver caught 45 balls for 700 yards and ...Educator Henry Louis Gates Jr. has hosted several PBS series that examine U.S. history. In "Finding Your Roots," the Harvard professor continues his quest to "get into the DNA of American culture." In each episode, celebrities view ancestral histories, sometimes learn of connections to famous/infamous people, discover secrets, and share the ...Mar 22, 2024 · Lawrence on NBC News hiring Ronna McDaniel and ‘the Nixon rule’. Professor and author Henry Louis Gates, Jr., joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book 'The Black Box: Writing the Race.'. The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song from executive producer, host, and writer Henry Louis Gates, Jr. traces the 400-year-old story of the B...Synyster Gates. Brian Elwin Haner Jr. (born July 7, 1981), better known by his stage name Synyster Gates or simply Syn, is an American guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. He ranks No. 9 on Guitar World ' s best metal guitarists of all time. [1] Gates was voted as Best Metal Guitarist in the World ...Henry Louis Gates Jr. Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Finding Your Roots, Gospel, Stony the Road) is a filmmaker, professor, and cultural critic. Henry joins the Armchair Expert to discuss what techniques he uses when interviewing people, how far back he can trace his family heritage, and the sugar plantation slave trade. Henry and … Presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a one-of-a-kind musical celebration that honors the legacy and influence of Gospel music in America. Contemporary secular artists and renowned gospel singers ... PBS and WETA today announced GOSPEL, a new four-hour docuseries that explores the rich history of Black spirituality through sermon and song from executive p...Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season of FINDING YOUR ROOTS. Using genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis, Gates guides twenty-one influential guests deep into the branches of their family trees, revealing surprising stories of forgotten ancestors that transcend borders, illuminating an American root …Jan 3, 2023 · Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a man who wears many hats. He is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University as well as an author, literary critic, and historian, to name a few. Robert Gates Jr. (born December 31, 1985) is an American professional golfer. Early life and education. Gates was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida. He attended F. W. Buchholz High School, and in his senior year, he led its golf team in scoring average.Sylvester James Gates Jr. was awarded the National Medal of Science for contributions to the mathematics of supersymmetry in particle, field, and string theories and extraordinary efforts to engage the public on the beauty and wonder of fundamental physics.Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season of FINDING YOUR ROOTS. Using genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis, Gates guides twenty-one influential guests deep into the branches of their family trees, revealing surprising stories of forgotten ancestors that transcend borders, illuminating an American root …Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season of FINDING YOUR ROOTS. Using genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis, Gates guides twenty-one compelling guests-including three of his loyal viewers-deep into their family trees, revealing surprising stories that transcend borders, illuminating an American root system … Season 8. A new season of Finding Your Roots premieres January 4, 2022! Tune in for all-new episodes as Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores fascinating ancestries and family mysteries for an array of ... Running for Our Superman – Rob Gates, Jr. Published June 12, 2014 By By Angie Stefan, donor sister. My brother Rob was the prankster of the family. …#Sheléa brings down the house with her performance of "My Tribute (To God Be the Glory)". This Friday, tune in on PBS at 9/8c for GOSPEL Live!...GOSPEL Live! Presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a concert celebration honoring the legacy of Gospel music in America. As a companion to GOSPEL, hosted by...Named by the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys as one of 10 Best Attorneys for Client Service, 2015-2019. With over 30 years experience practicing law, Mr. Gates is also respected for his advice and ability to deliver for clients. He was named to the list of 100 Best Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers. Contact Us.Join Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in Finding Your Roots on PBS! More More. For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself ... Jim Gates is a theoretical physicist. He is currently the Brown Theoretical Physics Center Director, Ford Foundation Professor of Physics, Affiliate Mathematics Professor, and a Watson Institute for International Studies & Public Affairs Faculty Fellow at Brown University. He is known for his work on supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. A native of Piedmont, West Virginia, Gates earned his B.A. in History, summa cum laude, from Yale University in 1973, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in English Literature from Clare College at Cambridge in 1979, where he is also an Honorary Fellow. A former chair of the Pulitzer Prize board, he is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters ...Sylvester James Gates, Jr. holds the Clark Leadership Chair in Science and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Physics and School of Public Policy. During his decades with the UMD Department of Physics, he was named a Distinguished University Professor, University System of Maryland Regents Professor, and John S. Toll Professor of ...Bio. Sylvester James Gates, Jr. is a world-renowned theoretical physicist who serves as Distinguished University Professor, University System of Maryland Regents Professor, John S. Toll Professor of Physics, and Center for String & Particle Theory Director at the University of Maryland.Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the Director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard …Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season of FINDING YOUR ROOTS. Using genealogical detective work and cutting-edge DNA analysis, Gates guides twenty-one compelling guests—including three of his loyal viewers-deep into their family trees, revealing surprising stories that transcend borders, …Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the Director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard …President Barack Obama awards S. James Gates, Jr. the National Medal of Science, 1 February 2013. One of Perimeter [Institute for Theoretical Physics]’s Distinguished Visiting Research Chairs has just been awarded the US National Medal of Science. Supersymmetry expert [ Sylvester] James Gates, Jr. [ ' 73, PhD '77] was among the 12 scientists ...Sylvester James Gates Jr. has long considered himself a “simple country theoretical physicist” and prefers to go by Jim Gates. Jim’s father, Sylvester James Gates Sr. (1925-2007), was in the army, and a veteran of the ‘‘Red Ball Express’’ during World War II. The oldest of four children, Jim’s early years were spent moving from ...PBS host Henry Louis Gates Jr. put Al Roker on the spot during Tuesday’s (January 2) The Today Show when he mentioned how the beloved weathercaster backed out of a Finding Your Roots appearance ...Cornel West is Alphonse Fletcher, Jr., University Professor of Harvard University. He is the author of many books including The American Evasion of Philosophy, The Future of Race (with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.) and the best-selling Race Matters. He won an American Book Award in 1993 for his multi-volume work Beyond Euro-centrism and …Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Why Fear Is Driving the Current Era of Racial Backlash. By Charlotte Alter. March 29, 2024 10:03 AM EDT. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is one of the most influential scholars of ...Norman Edgar Gates Jr. 79, of Jacksonville, FL. passed away peacefully on Monday January 29, 2024. Norman was born in Downingtown Pennsylvania on July 27, 1944. He was the oldest of two sons to Rose and Norman Gates Sr. The family moved to Florida during their boys’ youth, where Norman graduated from Landon High School in …He likes to show a visitor around his neo-Colonial house in Durham. His wife, Sharon, an accomplished ceramicist, is just running out to the studio; she has a show in less than two weeks. His ...‘We are all mixed’: Henry Louis Gates Jr on race, being arrested and working towards America’s redemptionHe likes to show a visitor around his neo-Colonial house in Durham. His wife, Sharon, an accomplished ceramicist, is just running out to the studio; she has a show in less than two weeks. His ...Norman Edgar Gates Jr. 79, of Jacksonville, FL. passed away peacefully on Monday January 29, 2024. Norman was born in Downingtown Pennsylvania on July 27, 1944. He was the oldest of two sons to Rose and Norman Gates Sr. The family moved to Florida during their boys’ youth, where Norman graduated from Landon High School in …
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October 26, 2020 3:00 pm. "Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr." PBS/Courtesy Everett Collection. “Finding Your Roots” utilizes every tool in its toolbox — from pioneering DNA ...Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps singer Sammy Hagar and actor Ed O’Neill uncover their hidden roots, revealing scandals and secrets that their ancestors went to great …Articles by Henry Louis Gates Jr.Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps singer Sammy Hagar and actor Ed O’Neill uncover their hidden roots, revealing scandals and secrets that their ancestors went to great …Henry Louis Gates Jr., right, speaks during a “Gospel” preview event at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 26, 2024. (RNS photo/Adelle M. Banks)Director of The Hutchins Center for African & African American Research & Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University. PBS programs include ...Join Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in Finding Your Roots on PBS! More More. For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself ...Named by the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys as one of 10 Best Attorneys for Client Service, 2015-2019. With over 30 years experience practicing law, Mr. Gates is also respected for his advice and ability to deliver for clients. He was named to the list of 100 Best Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers. Contact Us.The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross Production Biographies. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Executive Producer, Writer, Presenter. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the director of the Hutchins Center for ... He began his career as an Assistant to Governor James R. Thompson of Illinois. In 1979, he joined CB/Richard Ellis, and in 1981, co-founded the Chicago office of Jones Lang Wootton (now Jones Lang LaSalle), a global commercial property investment firm. Mr. Gates graduated from Groton School in 1972 and from Trinity College in 1976 with a BSc in ... Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University.Mr. Gates has just published his latest book, “The Black Box.”. The title is a reference to a box on hospital forms for newborns, which one must check to …Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University.An award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder, Professor Gates has authored or coauthored more than twenty books, …In a coming-of-age story as enchantingly vivid and ribald as anything Mark Twain or Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., recounts his childhood in the mill town of Piedmont, West Virginia, in the 1950s and 1960s and ushers readers into a gossip, of lye-and-mashed-potato “processes,” and of slyly stubborn resistance to the indignities ...Gates Jr. only caught 15 passes as a freshman, but his talent was evident. As a result, he received offers from the likes of Kentucky, Toledo, Central Michigan and Florida Atlantic after his freshman year. As a sophomore, Gates Jr. began his breakout. Helping lead the Tractors to a 9-2 record, the receiver caught 45 balls for 700 yards and ...Harvard professor and cultural critic Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is this year’s Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities. He spoke recently with NEH Chairman Bruce Cole about the growth of African American …Season 8. A new season of Finding Your Roots premieres January 4, 2022! Tune in for all-new episodes as Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores fascinating ancestries and family mysteries for an array of ...Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Dwight Eisenhower Administration December 2, 1959 – January 20, 1961 Gates was sworn in as secretary of defense on an interim appointment on 2 December 1959 and confirmed by the Senate on 26 January 1960. He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, on 10 April 1906, the son of an investment banker who served at one time ….