I had no idea, no preparation. As host of the PBS series Finding Your Roots, Gates tells celebrities about their family history. Henry Louis Gates Jr. was born Sept. 16, 1950, in Keyser, W.Va. His father worked at the local paper mill during the day and as a janitor at a telephone company at night. GROSS: It's mind-boggling. She loved nicknames (my brother Paul Edward is Rocky). In the latest episode of Finding Your Roots, Cox discovers previously lost information about James McCann, his grandfather who died before he was born, and his military service for Great Britain in World War I. Now you can get a full sequence for less than $5,000 - some people say $1,000 or $2,000. I said, well, I've never met Donald Trump. And I was shocked by that. It was during Winfrey's investigation that Gates Jr. discovered the potential of the show's format. GATES: I said, thank God. So overseer, slave plantation - rape, right? He was 97, as you said. There is also the question of What is exhaustive? when it comes to family tree research. My mother used to read me - the greatest book ever written to me was "The Poky Little Puppy," right? And the obituary said, died this day in Cumberland, Md., January 6, 1888; Aunt Jane Gates, an estimable colored woman. GATES: You know, I'm totally exposed. But it's just not those two genetic lines. GATES: And then when they did my admixture, I'm 50 percent sub-Saharan African and 50 percent European and virtually no Native American ancestry, which really pisses my family off. The supposedly fearless leader battled the English, the Scots, the French and even the Romans, and struck fear into the heart of his enemies. GROSS: (Laughter) So I want to change the subject a little bit. You know, and your family was, one of them anyways, was in the Revolutionary War. And then black people would tell each other - they would say, you know, be sure to watch "The Late Late Show" tonight because "Imitation Of Life," which is my favorite film - 1934, with Claudette Colbert. Meryl Schumacker is Board-certified genealogist no. 2. PBS has delayed scheduling the show's third season. And it's for my father. GROSS: Let's look at your ancestry and see who's really in it. After Ben Affleck Scandal, PBS Postpones 'Finding Your Roots'. 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. I've been looking all over Africa and I couldn't find anybody, so I ended up here. This kind of research has been especially important for African-Americans whose ancestors had their names and families taken away when they were enslaved. And then you see this white girl next to Claudette Colbert. Mama - I'm sorry, Mama. He is a Trustee of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. (born September 16, 1950) is an author, documentary filmmaker, essayist, and literary critic. An error has occured while loading the map. "duet by kimberely freeman" Henry Louis Gates Jr. CORNISH: So as we said, this show features celebrities learning about their family history, and the controversy actually emerged from the Sony email hack, right? And the title is Race Is A Social Construction, But Mutations Are Real" (ph). And I don't know if that ruined your sports career forever, but it affected your leg forever. 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. And she dies of a broken heart because her little girl passes for white and goes off - and never sees her again. Eric Deggans, what does that mean? "So I thought that the emotional apex would be an African American, knowing their African ethnic roots.". supervising producer (32 episodes, 2014-2023) . "I'm descended from a white man, he says. I am descended from - on my father's side - from a white man who impregnated a black woman and, on my mother's side, from a white woman who was impregnated by a black man. She was quite a lady. And when they analyzed my mitochondrial DNA, it went to England. I also cover the pros and cons of hiring an individual genealogist vs. a large company for your project, in case that interests you. He rediscovered the earliest African-American novels, long forgotten, and has published extensively on appreciating African-American literature as part of the Western canon. "It was so popular that PBS said, 'nah, you gotta cut white people in on this,'" Gates Jr. laughed. in Keyser, West Virginia, USA , United States (72 years), This form allows you to report an error or to submit additional information about this family tree: Henry Louis GATES (1950), Biography from Wikipedia (see original) under licence CC BY-SA 3.0. That indicates that they do them regularly, which is a positive sign. And I watched reruns of early black films like "Amos 'n' Andy" and "Beulah." 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. GROSS: And it was reported as if it was a break-in, and a police officer came and arrested you. Age, Biography and Wiki. And you realize it's Peola, grown up, coming back. This is FRESH AIR. A professional genealogist is the person who will build your family tree using records youre familiar with from the show, like censuses and vital records. You don't get $1,400 by saving your nickels and dimes as a slave, right? 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 it's just crazy. (If youre interested in a research report, you can hop over to my guide about how to hire a professional genealogist.). That's a long time when you're young. And he'd make a couple - a move. (Preston Crawley) "I love being in Utah because I love genealogy," Henry Louis Gates Jr. said as he addressed BYU . I think you know where I'm heading here. And then it was a property requirement. He is the host of the PBS television series "Finding Your . After a break, he'll talk about his childhood and about how DNA evidence demonstrates there's no such thing as racial purity. And when this little girl's passing for - she passes for white and breaks her mother's heart. GATES: Otherwise they wouldn't be in a database. GATES: OK. Department of English Barker Center 12 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Hours: M-F 9:00 am-5:00 pm Phone: 617-495-2533 Fax: 617-496-8737 I know, those are some of my favorite reveals on the show, too. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Ironically, James Crowley, whose name in Gaelic means "hardy warrior," is also descended from the same line as Gates, having very close links to Niall of the Nine Hostages. And that is the strongest argument for brotherhood, sisterhood and the unity of the human species. Kids don't even know what they are anymore, but everybody here does. And the last thing I did before I went to bed on July 2, 1960, was to look up the word estimable. "A white man who slept with a black slave. And I couldn't imagine what, but two sets of those fourth great-grandparents are from my mother's line. And it turned out - my father used to say, you know, your mother's family is really distinguished, too? Related lists from IMDb users. In 1970, he received a fellowship from Yale that would allow him to work and travel in Africa. We wanted to see what more we could tell Ben Affleck about the roots of his family's interest in social justice. 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. S7 E7 | 0:01:16. Gates co-produces and hosts the genealogy show, "Finding Your Roots." And one of the, you know, wonderful people on "The View" said did I think that Donald Trump is racist. GROSS: But it's making me think of how much death figured into your formative thoughts - the death of your grandfather, which led you to see the picture of your great-great-grandmother, everybody's deaths through your mother memorialized in those obituaries. . The largest single event explicitly tied to race in the way it was covered during the year was the arrest on July 16, 2009 of Gates, who was mistakenly suspected of trying to break in to his own home. And our family - my cousin, Johnny Gates (ph), still owns that house to this day. You were 9 years old when you found her picture. I'm Dave Davies in for Terry Gross. I can do it. African-Americans all think that they're a descendant from a Native American. Discover Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. 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. GROSS: You had family that passed for white. Well, I'll tell you a funny story. What do you think of that? My mother was a seamstress, as you know. Jan 18, 2012. And they fought in the Revolutionary War. All Rights Reserved. And while youre at it, think about moving those pictures to dry, acid-free storage above-groundyour descendants will thank you! 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. 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 mean, you're looking at, like, fancy celebrities talk about their backgrounds. Of course not. 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. It is astonishing," he says, "that I have a kinship with someone (Niall of the Nine Hostages) dating back to the fourth century A.D.". In my experience, family history books may cost anywhere from $5,000 to over $50,000. You can say on the one hand that race is a social construction. You have to get permission. "Finding Your Roots" is essentially a pop genealogy show, right? He couldn't hear me, couldn't see me. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University. If youd like to get an idea about what its like working with a particular genealogist, read their testimonials or reviews. I asked a PBS representative that question many times, and she would only repeat back the language that's from this statement. You might have prostate cancer that runs in your family. Jeff Daniels sits with "Finding Your Roots" host Henry Louis Gates Jr. in an episode from Season 9 on PBS. 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. They spoke in front of an audience last May when Gates received WHYY's annual Lifelong Learning Award. One way of comparing research reports and family history books is to imagine a car: A research report is like the cars engine. A plaque was unveiled in Cambridge in honour of Crummell and two other black pioneers: Gloria Carpenter . DEGGANS: Well, I'm not really sure. Remember all the talk about post-racialism that GATES: We thought when Obama - we had turned a corner, and we could, you know, beat our - the plowshares into pruning hooks - right? But just in case youre not, there are other ways to get the Finding Your Roots experience off-screen. The short answer is that genealogical research is charged by the hour, and research like that on Finding Your Roots takes a lot of hours. pic.twitter.com/1fYFMj9eYC. Gates has apologized for not being more transparent in handling a controversial episode of the series he hosts on PBS, Finding Your Roots. They want to see how that pans out as they do the show. But you know what? Elizabeth Shotbolt , Phillip Fordham, Bridget Shelley , Anthony Hungerford. One important distinction between the Books of Life on Finding Your Roots and a book that you might get from a genealogist is that the books from the show are scrapbooks with relatively little context written down. However, it is perfectly acceptable to ask to view some sample pages or images to give you an idea of what youre getting. And my grandfather was so white, we called him Casper behind his back. I have a couple black friends - I went to Yale with Ben Carson and with Ben's wife. Woodson was "keenly aware of the role of politics in the classroom," said Gates . But I saw that photograph and read her obituary on the day that we buried my father's father, Edward St. Lawrence Gates. And they have a horse-drawn carriage. Some people get really excited about what goes on under the hood, but some peoples eyes glaze over a bit. If so, youre in luck! Books can take a long time to produce, so make sure youre clear on the timeline and payment schedule. Gates Jr. explained how mitochondrial DNA, inherited from the female ancestry line, doesn't change. 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. And so he introduced me to the Yoruba people. I'm learning about things I didn't know anything about like Scotland, and the Black Watch, and the Royal Highlanders [a Scottish regiment].". Emmy Award-winning filmmaker . He reflects on his own history and some of the more controversial aspects of DNA testing. BEN AFFLECK: That's my grandmother, Liz. And he fought in - for the Continental Army. Listen 9:01. GATES: The Gateses all looked - my father looked white. Maria Hinojosa's Great-Great-Grandfather Was a Railway CEO. Thanks to an encounter with a family scrapbook at a young age, ancestry fascinates Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Emmy-winning filmmaker, author and Harvard University professor raised in the tiny town of Piedmont, West Virginia. And you - the last scene is the funeral. The fifth season of Gates' TV series "Finding Your Roots" is now running on PBS. If youve enjoyed this blog post, you can hire me to create your family history book or research report. What percent would be Native American? Students pose with Henry Louis Gates Jr. following Tuesday, Nov. 19's forum. So everybody who showed up on this continent is from someplace else. Not all genealogists do, so youll want to look for someone who has books listed in their services. GROSS: It has been a great honor to speak with you. You said that after - you had been getting death threats and these angry emails and everything. And GATES: Yeah. I'm here to find my roots. As a mediator between [] 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. Family history books can vary widely from one genealogist to the next, but they may resemble chapter- or coffee-table books with sections devoted to your ancestors. References are not super common in this business due to privacy. Copyright 2019 NPR. The controversy centered on an episode about the family history of star Ben Affleck. James Crowley, who was responding to a 911 caller's report of men breaking and entering the residence. It's a lot of data to process. Yeah. Memories, Mean, People. GROSS: And you got this information from the 1870 census. - like the Aunt Jemima figure. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. And that is the lesson of "Finding Your Roots. And the first thing they said was, you don't have any of the genes that's going to give you Alzheimer's. In some states - like, New York would let them vote sometimes, and then take it away. GATES: Very close to them, yeah, particularly to my mother. So I'm telling this story over and over of my - of rediscovering my own lost roots. The latest episode of Finding Your Roots airs on Tuesday January 31, and features 76-year-old Scottish actor Brian Cox. Henry Louis Gates Jr. reveals that he and John Lithgow are DNA cousins. So PBS started an internal investigation to figure out what happened, and then on Wednesday they issued their findings. In a piece Henry wrote for The Daily Beast in February 2021 about Black churches and their "cultural ties" to Africa, Henry dipped into his personal life. And the reason I wanted to be a writer is that my mother wrote so beautifully and read so beautifully. (Read Henry . So maybe you can help me. It doesn't exist. July 28, 2009— -- Henry Louis Gates Jr., the black professor at the center of the racial story involving his arrest outside his Harvard University-owned house, has spoken proudly of his Irish roots. For tips, you can check out my three-part series of blog posts about How to Find a Professional Genealogist. Related Links. And we're listening to Terry's interview with Henry Louis Gates. This is FRESH AIR. Henry Louis Gates Jr. addressing a class at Harvard in 1996. . In Georgia and Alabama the number is about 9 percent. GATES: I'll never - I love you, Mama. in England and in the U.S. is the use of DNA. We know that BRCA1, BRCA2 - they're genetic. The Finding Your Roots host said discoveries about families like Cox's is a welcome lesson. I love you. Gates first enrolled in college at Potomac State College in 1968, before transferring to Yale University in 1969. Many other genealogists have not worked on Finding Your Roots, but are massively talented and can help you learn more about your family history, similar to the way guests do on the show. CORNISH: Meanwhile, the program "Finding Your Roots," what's been the fallout for the show? So where does that come from? GROSS: Have you been medically DNA tested? (SOUNDBITE OF ALLEN TOUSSAINT'S "EGYPTIAN FANTASY"). James Crowley, both trace their ancestry back to the legendary Niall of the Nine Hostages. We started to roll. GATES: He wasn't even out the door, and I moved into his bedroom. On the show, they usually find photographs by contacting the guests relatives or distant cousins. Wrong username or password. The fifth season of "Finding Your Roots" is currently showing on PBS. A family history book is like the entire car. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. 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 . All rights reserved. In a real book from a genealogist, context like that provided by Mr. Gates on the show would be written down, so that you could read the book yourself without needing an interpreter to explain things. Maria Hinojosas Great-Great-Grandfather Was a Railway CEO, Maria Hinojosa Discovers Her Ancestor Founded a City, John Lithgows Family Fled The Dominican Republic. GATES: Yeah. We'd spit in a test tube. But this week, Gates's wish came true. And she come to - it's the woman who invents box pancake mix - right? 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. That's the way it is. GATES: And then there was "The Late Late Show." Gates was born in Keyser, West Virginia, to Henry Louis Gates Sr. (c.1913-2010) and his wife Pauline Augusta (Coleman) Gates (1916-1987). TERRY GROSS, BYLINE: Because you've talked to everybody about their genealogy, I want to talk with you about yours and what you've learned about yourself and the larger meaning of what you've learned about yourself. Legend has it that it was Niall of the Nine Hostages who, on a raid in Wales, captured a young slave and brought him to Ireland. (Well cover how to hire a genealogist later in this blog post.). And she throws herself on the casket. This warlord was responsible for the very common Irish surname "O'Neill" -- which means "descendant son of Niall." After living in Lexington, Mass., following the death of his wife, Mr. Gates had resided for the past several years at the. Gates is the host of the TV genealogy series "Finding Your Roots." The differences perhaps point to different social and cultural histories within the south.". Well talk with Gates about the process of finding . 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. GROSS: So having done your, like, ancestry and everything, were you close to your parents? When youre comparing professional genealogists, it is helpful to read their other writing. Jeff Daniels sits with "Finding Your Roots" host Henry Louis Gates Jr. in an episode from Season 9 on PBS. Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder, Professor Gates has published numerous books and produced and . And my Y DNA, which is - comes in an unbroken chain, descends from this Irishman. You might have breast cancer. More research time equals more discoveries, enabling the researchers to uncover those mind-blowing records fit for television. Black people came here - not willingly, of course. So obviously rape or, at best, cajoled sexuality was the cause, but there are exceptions. Variety has an exclusive first look at Gates' appearance; scroll down for [] 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. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a documentary television series hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that premiered on March 25, 2012, on PBS.In each episode, celebrities are presented with a "book of life" that is compiled with information researched by professional genealogists that allows them to view their ancestral histories, learn about familial connections and discover . Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic and institution builder, Professor Gates has authored 17 books and created 14 documentary films . GATES: And because it was PBS, we negotiated a deal with this company Illumina which sequences everybody. So we went - my father showed us that picture and that obituary, and we went home. But I also watched TV. The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. We're listening to the interview Terry recorded with Harvard historian, author and filmmaker Henry Louis Gates before an audience at WHYY in Philadelphia last May. In front of all these people and all these viewers. She paid cash for that house in what was largely a white neighborhood. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Over the course of his many years hosting history and genealogy shows on PBS, scholar and filmmaker Henry Louis Gates Jr. has guided dozens of people through emotional deep dives into their family histories, unearthed with the help of DNA and a team of expert . "We were able to give him his grandfather's heroism and nobility back, that's just such a great feeling." What is race? ", When Brian Cox comes on #FindingYourRoots to find out his real familys #SuccessionJoin us tomorrow night on @PBS at 8/7c for an all new episode of Finding Your Roots with guests Brian Cox and @ViolaDavis! Some genealogists even offer digital or e-book options! The map below shows the places where the ancestors of the famous person lived. Henry Louis Gates Jr. hosts the program, butas I understand ithe does not do the research into the guests family histories himself. When I was a boy, I was closer to my mother than my father. And there were a lot of people who voted for Donald Trump as a repudiation vote. Thank you. GROSS: Totally stunned. Become a member of THIRTEEN ($5 monthly or $60 annually) and get access to THIRTEEN Passport as our thanks for your support. I could've won the Nobel Prize, and somebody would say congratulations. So I thought that I had a pretty good chance. GATES: That was one of the happiest days of my life when my brother went to dental school. GROSS: I saw his picture in the obituary. Finding Your Roots debuted on PBS on March 25, 2012, and has now been running for nine seasons. I'm going to be black. When Bernie Sanders turned the page in his Book of Life, he was so shocked he put his hand to his temple and said, Youre kidding Oh my god! and burst out laughing. But when I started the series, it wasn't called "Finding Your Roots." So I'm out there. They know about their heritage.' Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters, Watch: Ed Norton reacts to slave-owning ancestors in "Finding Your Roots". My great-great-grandfather's now been found. And if you're Ashkenazi Jewish, you might have a higher risk for those kind of things or Tay-Sachs. . If you hadnt already guessed, family history books tend to be expensive. GATES: Oh, my father and I were the first father and son of any race and the first African-Americans fully sequenced. Now think about that. 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. Watching a list of 26 titles created 26 Jan 2019 And I have my mother's certificate from this vocational school where she learned to be a seamstress. GROSS: Was that reflected in the way you wanted to say goodbye to your father at the funeral? GROSS: And I read you talking about this. And I loved the news. 1. His name was John Redman. And when my grandparents came as immigrants, my family was able to assimilate pretty easily because we're white. It was better to be free than be a slave, but you were free but not free. He is well-known as a literary critic, an editor of literature, and a proponent of black literature and black cultural studies. GATES: Don't you? 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 Accuracy and availability may vary. GROSS: I've interviewed many people over the years. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr S01 - Ep02 Mayor Cory Booker - Rep. John Lewis. Greg Moore, Arizona Republic. Finding Your Roots airs weekly on Tuesdays on PBS. CORNISH: That's NPR's TV critic, Eric Deggans. So let's get back to your great-great-grandmother. His dynasty lasted for centuries, continuing up until the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland at the end of the 16th century. Henry Louis Gates is married to a white woman. A research report walks you through the documents found, what those documents say and mean, and the conclusions that the genealogist has drawn about your family. But they came from someplace else. They came in slave ships. Lucy was the daughter of Lou Isaac Clifford and Elizabeth Jane Redman. They - but you're absolutely right. You know, no matter how different we appear phenotypically, under the skin we're 99.99 percent the same. As host of the PBS series Finding Your Roots, Gates tells celebrities about their family history. 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