He looked white. "I'm descended from a white man, he says. I don't think that's true for very many people in this room or any - or many people who are watching this show. He serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. Even the quality of the book design, paper, binding, etc., will vary substantially between a $5k and a $50k book. "It was so popular that PBS said, 'nah, you gotta cut white people in on this,'" Gates Jr. laughed. GROSS: OK. On your mother's side, you found out that you had three men in the family who were freed slaves - freed before 1776. So where does that come from? GROSS: When you were 14, you had a football injury. And she invents this pancake mix, and they become fabulously wealthy. We started to roll. 799. Maria Hinojosas Great-Great-Grandfather Was a Railway CEO, Maria Hinojosa Discovers Her Ancestor Founded a City, John Lithgows Family Fled The Dominican Republic. When it came to the bedroom, it seems that Niall of the Nine Hostages was even more fearless and energetic than he was on the battlefield. Gates accused the arresting officer, who is white, of . The new season of his TV series "Finding Your Roots" is now showing on PBS. "duet by kimberely freeman" Henry Louis Gates Jr. Woodson was "keenly aware of the role of politics in the classroom," said Gates . GROSS: Was that reflected in the way you wanted to say goodbye to your father at the funeral? The supposedly fearless leader battled the English, the Scots, the French and even the Romans, and struck fear into the heart of his enemies. And you realize it's Peola, grown up, coming back. It's - remember, it's - my father dragged my brother and me upstairs in his parents' home and made us wait why he'd look through half a dozen of his father's scrapbooks, about which we knew nothing - complete mystery, a secret to us - looking for that obituary. There have been a lot of TV crossover episodes over the years, but this may be the most unique one yet: PBS' "Finding Your Roots" and host Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. will make a major appearance on Fox's "The Simpsons" this Sunday. Things change. I love you. Mama - I'm sorry, Mama. 2023 WNET. Some projects take literally years to complete. Henry Louis Gates Jr. was born on 16 September, 1950 in Keyser, West Virginia, United States, is an American professor. So I would say, you know, no, I don't think so. I only did black people. It doesn't exist. War, Thinking, Civilization. One thing they dont cover on Finding Your Roots is how much it would cost to get a similar experience in real life. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic and institution builder, Professor Gates has authored 17 books and created 14 documentary films . I said, well, I've never met Donald Trump. I'm Dave Davies in for Terry Gross. Black people came here - not willingly, of course. James Crowley, both trace their ancestry back to the legendary Niall of the Nine Hostages. And what's the real showstopper for me is the fact that my three sets of my fourth great grandparents lived 18 miles from where I was born. HENRY LOUIS GATES: Well, let's see what we found on your mom's side of the family. Popular ancestry show Finding Your Roots is deep into its ninth season but host Henry Louis Gates Jr. admits he's "surprised" the show has worked so well with white people included. GATES: You know, I'm totally exposed. Strangely enough, he and the Cambridge, Mass., police officer who arrested him, Sgt. My father loved sports, and I didn't care about sports that much. It's beautiful. Eric Deggans, what does that mean? The good news is that several of the genealogists who have worked on Finding Your Roots, as well as other shows like Who Do You Think You Are?, are available for hire. Finding the right genealogist for your projectmaking sure they are qualified, signing a contract, etccan be a confusing task, even if you have been researching your tree for awhile. And we're listening to Terry's interview with Henry Louis Gates. That's how much the science of genetics has changed in terms of the retail market since 2009. OK. On the PBS series, Gates visits Trinity College to find his roots, and says to the genealogist, "Do I look like an Irishman to you? 1913 June 8, 1913. So everybody who showed up on this continent is from someplace else. Beginning with the assassination of Malcolm X in February 1965, And Still I Rise: From Black Power to the White House explores the last half-century of the African American experience. He is the host of the PBS television series "Finding Your . GROSS: OK, for two weeks. But it's just not those two genetic lines. Brian Cox's family history in Scotland is investigated by host Henry Louis Gates Jr. on a Season 9 episode of "Finding Your Roots. He co-wrote Lincoln on Race and Slavery, with Donald Yacovone (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009). And the obituary said, died this day in Cumberland, Md., January 6, 1888; Aunt Jane Gates, an estimable colored woman. And the reason I wanted to be a writer is that my mother wrote so beautifully and read so beautifully. The companion book to Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s PBS series, And Still I Risea timeline and chronicle of the past fifty years of black history in the U.S. in more than 350 photos. The story of Niall of the Nine Hostages is already the stuff of legend, which has been passed on to countless Irish schoolchildren over the years. (If youre interested in a research report, you can hop over to my guide about how to hire a professional genealogist.). If you enjoy genealogical research or history yourself and you want to take a peek at how the pros do it, you might actually enjoy a research report as much as (or more than!) And when my grandparents came as immigrants, my family was able to assimilate pretty easily because we're white. ", Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. And GATES: Yeah. GATES: I did an episode with Oprah and Quincy Jones and Bishop T.D. Jan 18, 2012. I'm learning about things I didn't know anything about like Scotland, and the Black Watch, and the Royal Highlanders [a Scottish regiment].". And before I started school - I started school when I was, well, 5, turning 6 - I would get dressed up, and I would go to church with my mom. You have to get permission. Watching a list of 26 titles created 26 Jan 2019 Presented and written by Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., this series journeys deep into the ancestry of a group of remarkable individuals and provides new understanding of personal identity and American history. If you dislike a persons writing style, or if you have difficulty understanding what theyre saying, its probably not a good idea to hire them to write a 100-page book for you. I'm going to be black. Biology matters. I regret we are out of time. But I also watched TV. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. And they fought in the Revolutionary War. And then he'd - and I read quite a lot. *48.6% Sub-Saharan African. It's a horrible way to start, in a way. It was during Winfrey's investigation that Gates Jr. discovered the potential of the show's format. The skill of the genealogist factors into the cost, with less experienced researchers charging less than seasoned professionals. All that was on still in 1965 in syndication. It is the first known work of its kind and has great historical and literary significance. It makes sensethe format allows Mr. Gates to interpret the findings for the guest and audience by pointing to images and text and then talking about them. As host of the PBS series Finding Your Roots, Gates tells celebrities about their family history. Abby Wolf (New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2012), a collection of three decades of his work, was published in 2012. In 1970, he received a fellowship from Yale that would allow him to work and travel in Africa. When I was a boy, I was closer to my mother than my father. Some genealogists also offer hardbound or digital family history books, which are probably what youre after, if youre reading this blog post. Gates Jr., a self-confessed fan of Succession, was thrilled when Cox agreed to do the show, and shared a behind-the-scenes video of the segment on Twitter on Monday. He reflects on his own history and some of the more controversial aspects of DNA testing. Copyright 2015 NPR. A family history book typically displays the conclusions about your family history, without overly emphasizing what went into reaching those conclusions. If my areas of expertise do not align with your needs, check out my guide for finding a professional genealogist. The differences perhaps point to different social and cultural histories within the south.". Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Many thanks! GROSS: It's mind-boggling. It is also the name of Irish pubs all over the world. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes actors Claire Danes and Jeff Daniels on a journey into their roots, uncovering primal scenes from our nation's past. The fifth season of Gates' TV series "Finding Your Roots" is now running on PBS. Henry Louis Gates says, Would you please turn the page?. 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10019, WNET is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. And when this little girl's passing for - she passes for white and breaks her mother's heart. If you don't tell your stories, other people will tell their story about you. This is FRESH AIR. Watch the full episode at PBS.org/FindingYourRoots. Despite being known for playing the menacing Logan Roy in HBO's Succession, Gates Jr. explains how the formidable actor was reduced to tears by revelations about his family history. (SOUNDBITE OF ALLEN TOUSSAINT'S "EGYPTIAN FANTASY"). This kind of research has been especially important for African-Americans whose ancestors had their names and families taken away when they were enslaved. DEGGANS: Well, I'm not really sure. There we go. He is a Trustee of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. You've been known to sing on the set of "Finding Your Roots.". Students pose with Henry Louis Gates Jr. following Tuesday, Nov. 19's forum. John Lithgow and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. are DNA cousins! CLIP. But this week, Gates's wish came true. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. Biography & Autobiography Rich & Famous Books 1 - 2 of 2 Sort by Publication Date Sort by Title A - Z Sort by Title Z - A Sort by Relevance Sort by Price - Low to High And my grandfather was so white, we called him Casper behind his back. Who is Henry Louis Gates Jr. married to? Members get extended access to PBS video on demand and more. As you can imagine, there's a bit of you get what you pay for here, with the most expensive books being the most customized (although there are some grifters out there, which I explain how to spot below). There are similar shows on TV, but the host knows why his is a cut above the rest. Also, journalist Brian Palmer talks about how slavery and the Civil War are described at Confederate historic sites in the South. The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. I love you being black. And the last thing I did before I went to bed on July 2, 1960, was to look up the word estimable. Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates has apologized after PBS found he violated their editorial standards. He was there in exile because he had been in prison and to be offering civil war for 27 months and was given a fellowship at the University of Cambridge. And my Y DNA, which is - comes in an unbroken chain, descends from this Irishman. The new season of Gates' TV series "Finding Your Roots" is now running on PBS. Gates first enrolled in college at Potomac State College in 1968, before transferring to Yale University in 1969. But mutations exist. CORNISH: And they said that they found the show's producers violated PBS standards by failing to shield the creative and editorial process from improper influence. And the last thing I did before I went to bed was - we always had a desk in our bedrooms and had a bookcase. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. GROSS: So you know your medical background and if you're GATES: Yeah. His father worked in a paper mill and moonlighted as a janitor, while his mother cleaned houses, as described in his memoir Colored People (1994). If youre looking for a family history book in particular, here are some extra things youll want to look for during your search: Think about what youre hoping to get from a book: Some books mainly emphasize the genealogists findings, while others juxtapose findings alongside extensive oral history and/or interviews with living family members. And the only reason that I started making the series that became "Finding Your Roots" is because of that obituary and that photograph. But one story not told to most Irish elementary schoolchildren was of Niall's prolificacy. Combining family tree records with DNA genealogy technology, he initially pitched the show as "Alex Haley in a test tube" (Haley was the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family). GATES: They don't do that anymore for this particular kind of - I had a broken hip. So to me, it leaves open a question of whether or not letting Affleck lobby Gates was the problem or having him actually pressure them and get them to change the material was the problem. We have a genius, genetic genealogist, one of the pioneers of the field in CeCe Moore." I had no idea, no preparation. After another successful round with African American Lives 2, with Chris Rock, Morgan Freeman, Maya Angelou and more, Gates Jr. was given an instruction by PBS. But I think that Donald Trump's rhetoric and some of his actions - for instance, after Charlottesville - encourage unfavorable race relations in the United States. He is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. And I don't think that he understands how much power that - to heal, to bind that the Oval Office metaphorically has. But we have a disproportionately higher risk of sickle cell. And I watched reruns of early black films like "Amos 'n' Andy" and "Beulah." One way of comparing research reports and family history books is to imagine a car: A research report is like the cars engine. You get your Y DNA from your father, and that's what makes me a man. She was quite a lady. GATES: Maybe for Christmas, OK, that's fine (laughter). Gates is one of many famous African-Americans with Irish heritage, including President Barack Obama and award-winning author Alice Walker. This is called an admixture test. It's incredible that the mystery to my family tree - I'm looking toward Africa, and it was 18 miles away in Moorefield, W.Va., County Courthouse. I'm Dave Davies, in for Terry Gross. Henry Louis Gates Jr. addressing a class at Harvard in 1996. . edit data. And I was shocked by that. Does race exist? And we knew the name of his great-great-grandmother and the name of this white man. The researchers also found that as many as one in 12 men in Ireland have the same DNA as the Irish king -- and in Ireland's northwest, that figure rises to one in five. Season 9 of "Finding Your Roots" on PBS has seen actors Danny Trejo and Julia Roberts discover more about their family history. And then you see this white girl next to Claudette Colbert. It was just put on the historic GATES: Register in Maryland. Update 1/31/23, 1:15 p.m. The Life Summary of Henry Louis. So the two men who took part in what is now an infamous confrontation outside the Gates home near Harvard this month are actually related through common Irish lineage -- one of the more extraordinary aspects of the incident that has sparked worldwide headlines. And deep down, I realized in retrospect that my desire to make films was probably born about that time. And at the time, the airwaves were so segregated, they only put black films on "The Late Late Show." What percent would be from Europe? Thank God. Jakes and Chris Tucker. And they got the brothers in uniforms with swords and stuff coming out of the church with this sad, black church music. - like the Aunt Jemima figure. The way to get a Finding Your Roots-style experience yourself is to hire a professional genealogist. Elizabeth Shotbolt , Phillip Fordham, Bridget Shelley , Anthony Hungerford. DEGGANS: Yeah, that's true. I also cover the pros and cons of hiring an individual genealogist vs. a large company for your project, in case that interests you. Henry Louis Gates Jr. (born September 16, 1950) is an American literary critic, professor, historian, and filmmaker, who serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. In general, however, a family history book is a bound or digital book with sections devoted to your ancestors. In my experience, family history books may cost anywhere from $5,000 to over $50,000. And she would stand up and read their obituary, their eulogy. GATES: Well, I think that you should have the right to - you have to ask someone. Off. In a PBS series on African-American ancestry that he hosted in 2008, Gates discovered his Irish roots when he found he was descended from an Irish immigrant and a slave girl. And she and Claudette Colbert are both unmarried mothers. For tips, you can check out my three-part series of blog posts about How to Find a Professional Genealogist. DAVIES: Henry Louis Gates speaking with Terry Gross in May of last year. Henry Louis Gates, PBS, . So it was just the two of us and my mom, right? And I couldn't imagine what, but two sets of those fourth great-grandparents are from my mother's line. Isn't that a cool thing? The Finding Your Roots host said discoveries about families like Cox's is a welcome lesson. And then they'll make their decision on when they're going to schedule the third season and if they're going to do a fourth season. And so he introduced me to the Yoruba people. And they would be published in the newspaper. It was really, like, the photograph of her - of your great-great-aunt Jane Gates. To be clear, I dont work for Finding Your Roots; Im just a professional genealogist who knows people who have worked on the show and I was present for the filming of an episode. In some states - like, New York would let them vote sometimes, and then take it away. He rediscovered the earliest African-American novels . Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a popular and revered scholar who has written many acclaimed books and made many acclaimed documentaries about black history (and was also forced to drink a beer with the . The fifth season of "Finding Your Roots" is currently showing on PBS. He married Pauline Augusta Coleman. If you are planning to get a family history book in the near future, now is the time to start emailing those distant cousins and rummaging around in your basement looking for pictures. PBS has delayed scheduling the show's third season. Terry spoke to Henry Louis Gates in front of an audience last May when he was in Philadelphia to receive WHYY's annual Lifelong Learning Award. Published February 4, 2023 at 1:25 PM AKST. GATES: But then they did another special test. More research time equals more discoveries, enabling the researchers to uncover those mind-blowing records fit for television. GATES: That's true. The words Certified Genealogist and its acronym, CG, are registered certification marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by authorized associates following peer-reviewed competency evaluations. When Henry Louis Gates Sr was born on 8 June 1913, in Patterson Creek, Mineral, West Virginia, United States, his father, Edward St. Lawrence Gates, was 34 and his mother, Helen Gertrude Redman, was 31. So I just wrote an essay that was published by Yale University Press about race. A team of geneticists at Trinity College led by professor Dan Bradley have discovered that as many as 3 million men worldwide may be descendents of the Irish warlord, who was the Irish "High King" at Tara, the ancient center of Ireland from A.D. 379 to A.D. 405. GROSS: Thank you for all of all of the things you've written for your TV shows, for your movies. His name was John Redman. They had a medical doctor who specializes in sharing this information. (PBS, 2019), and the related books, Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow, with Tonya Bolden (Scholastic, 2019), and Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White . I could've won the Nobel Prize, and somebody would say congratulations. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a popular and revered scholar who has written many acclaimed books and made many acclaimed documentaries about black history (and was also forced to drink a beer with the . So you GATES: Because of this white man. Now she was born in 1819; died in 1888. Now think about that. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Genealogy is one of those things that you can keep doing forever, so itll be up to you, your genealogist, and your budget to determine a good stopping point for your project. "My wife, Marial Iglesias Utset, is a Cuban citizen and a historian of slavery and the slave trade to Cuba," he explained. Surprise photographs dont happen very often with genealogical research because, back in the day, photography wasnt used to identify people in government documents. And my father would just make up stories and tell my brother and me. They lived together. ", When the genealogist tells him he does indeed have Irish links, Gates says, "I find this oddly moving. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a Professor of African and African-American Studies at Harvard University and Director of the W. E. B. As we honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King today, we're going to listen to an interview Terry recorded with historian Henry Louis Gates. It's the damnedest thing I ever heard. The research for the stories on Finding Your Roots is completed by a team of people, including several professional genealogists who specialize in different subject areas, such as genetic genealogy. I know, those are some of my favorite reveals on the show, too. GATES: I'll never - I love you, Mama. And I was in the hospital for six weeks. They came in slave ships. If youve enjoyed this blog post, you can hire me to create your family history book or research report. And I gave it to her for birthday. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr S01 - Ep02 Mayor Cory Booker - Rep. John Lewis. GROSS: Huge story. When we left off, Gates was talking about his own DNA mix. CLIP. . Two men at the center of the controversy are linked by their Irish heritage. So what I did - my father and I agreed, for science, that we'd put our genomes in the public domain so that any scholar or student can study our genome. Thank you for being you. And I loved the news. 1104, certified through 10 November 2023. guide for finding a professional genealogist. GROSS: And it's a way of outing people as not being who they think they are and not recognizing that we're all descended from so many different people. It's important that we nurture and protect these memories. 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