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Henry Louis Gates Jr. on his new documentary and the role of the Black church in social justice
By Natachi Onwuamaegbu Globe Correspondent,Updated February 14, 2021, 4:06 p.m.
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Henry Louis Gates Jr., shown inside Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, hosts The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song, premiering Feb. 16 on PBS.Courtesy of McGee Media
Critic and scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. has spent his career writing and teaching about African-American literature and the lives of Black Americans. His film work has included producing and hosting âFinding Your Roots,â a PBS show on genealogy currently in its seventh season, and the Emmy award-winning docuseries âThe African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross.â