Henry Louis Gates, Jr. On Black Identity And Taking A Stand Against Ideological Bullies

[@thepoisonmonkeys]

Finding Your Roots is such an emotional roller-coaster for both the guests and viewers. I find it to be one of the best shows on TV.

[@annieclaire2348]

Totally agree! It’s so inspiring!

[@TrishTruitt]

I can't count how many times I've been touched or even teared up, from the incredible stories that he has unreeled on his show.

[@sevendegrees]

I think they should show this in schools

[@robynmurray7421]

A poor imitation of the British version of Who Do You Think You Are? (Not the US version which is not very good). Finding your roots focuses excessively on genetics and race instead of the finding the stories. Also, I've noticed that in most cases, their "roots" go back no further than the first ancestor to arrive in America. I also suspect there is a lot of sanitising of family trees. They are always finding links to the American Revolution, great patriots etc. No villians in these celebrity family trees.

[@H-Vox]

I can't wait to watch the rest of this newest season. My favorite program.

[@luciamiller1555]

Stephen is such a gifted host in letting his guests speak uninterrupted even as the commercial-break clock is ticking. So important to hear Dr. Gates’s words, and absolutely love finding your roots❤

[@H-Vox]

Agreed. He also never fake-laughs, unlike every other host (even ones I like). He smiles quietly and listens.

[@Peter-oh3hc]

Absolutely.

[@Gaeilgeoir]

*Dr. Gates' words. You don't need an S to show possession when their name already ends in S.

[@noreenahmed527]

Thank you Henry Louis Gates for your thoughtful words. Thank you Stephen Colbert for ensuring voices like his and Ruby Bridges make it onto your mainstream show ❤

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

Dr. Gates is one of the greatest human treasures God created. Bless you for all your work.

[@Angela-qc1ex]

Mr Gates is on my list of people I'd like to meet and have dinner 🍽️ with / because he's The best of a conversationalist I've ever heard..

[@margaretkennedy2520]

I have yet to make it through an episode of Finding Your Roots without crying. They are healing so many generational rifts.

[@H-Vox]

My favorite show ever

[@Desert8dweller]

Agreed

[@MicahScottPnD]

Speaking my language! ❤

[@travisinthetrunk]

Watching Pharrell’s episode was especially hard.

[@nalignmentwlifehealinglife]

me too

[@docniksnk]

Such a learned man. I can listen to him all day. Mr Henry Louis Gates always provides a very indepth analysis of race and defining who one is ❤

[@RTSOB1]

As a mid-western white man (European-American) and Air Force vet in the early 1960's, I was set afloat in the cesspool of Jim Crow Mississippi and Louisiana without warning, without guidance and largely naive to the cruelty and ignorance in that culture. This book sounds like a fascinating read and there are probably lessons to be learned from it that would benefit non-blacks like myself. Just call me woke...and still awakening.

[@Nightwatchman53]

Wish I could give your comment more than one upvote, I'm sorry you had up to experience that..

[@lmichelle80sbaby]

Thanks for your service and wokeness❤😊

[@ChineduOpara]

Thank you.

[@hereitis.2587]

Yes indeed! Same thing happened to me. 1990, Mississippi, My customers asked me where I was from. When I responded Michigan you could see the white sheet cover their heads as they proclaimed “You’re a YANKEE!!”. I said, “we were all friends until you asked that. What’s that make you?”. Yes indeed. I’m lily white but not stupid.

[@RTSOB1]

@@hereitis.2587 True story...My wife of one month, uprooted from Nebraska, travelled with me to my new assignment at Barksdale AFB and we found a small apartment in Bossier City, Louisiana nearby. This is 1962 remember, when things were a little upside down (I don't wish to slander what is now probably a fine upstanding community - or maybe not). Things got a little messy in the move so we piled our dirty clothes and sheets into a Radio Flyer and dragged it to a nearby laundromat. As we got to the parking lot, she spotted a large sign over the entrance that read WHITES ONLY. She was stunned, never having seen anything like that before and, coming to a stop, incredulously exclaimed, "Well that's just great! Where the hell am I supposed to wash my colored clothes?"

[@lisanester3338]

Dr. Gates is a living legend. His knowledge and wisdom never ceases to amaze me.

[@dee_dee_place]

I can relate to what Dr. Gates, Jr. said. I was born Orthodox Hebrew yet the Ultra-Orthodox Hebrews don't think I'm Jewish enough. Whenever someone poses that statement, to me, I respond with, "If another Hitler came to power, All Of Us would be sent to our deaths." You should see the looks on their faces when I tell them that.

[@sharonc7031]

You just keep on being Jewish because you know like we know, and that ain’t no lie; been persecuted all our lives for existing.

[@az25blue]

Exactly! I bet that stops them in their tracks lol

[@andreashell491]

I understand! My Jewish father came to the States from Austria, age 15, the year Hitler annexed Austria. His aunt died in a concentration camp, so imagine my surprise when I was told as a young teenager that I wasn't Jewish because my mother wasn't. Technically true, but I was devastated. As you say, I would have been Jewish enough for Hitler.

[@valdeniasimmons2935]

It goes to show that these "bullies" exist in all cultures. There's always someone standing around waiting to tell you that you are not enough. I am not particularly scholarly but this book sounds like an opportunity to be in one of his lectures. I think I will get a copy. Unfortunately with all of the book banning going on it may not be available to school libraries 😢

[@mlynettepinky595]

Same thing with Messianic Jews and Ethiopian Jews I had a lawyer who was a Messianic Jew, which is a Jewish person who is a Christian She told me her family didn't have anything to do with her because she became one. Ethiopian Jews are part of the 12 tribes of Israel, and they had to take a DNA test to prove that they were. A lot of them live in Israel now. When it's blacks, in the bible, Moses. 2nd wife was Black, Kush. So, they only accept certain types of jewish

[@johnjacobjingleheimerschmi7268]

I could listen to Dr Gates all day. Such a gifted and intelligent man.

[@brendabernstein286]

Abso-freakin-lutely

[@gerryc3112]

After that beautiful interview, I have to say that I am still astounded not by how widespread American racism is, but by the intensity of it.

[@BillPritchard]

*Skip Gates* is a national treasure! #Grateful

[@rubincarter3904]

Mad respect for Mr. H. L. Gates!

[@dottiebaker6623]

Mad respect for Dr. H.L. Gates.

[@annieclaire2348]

I love, love, love Dr Gates and the fabulous Finding Your Roots! Amazing! Wonderful! Inspiring! Everyone would benefit from watching this remarkable programs hosted by Dr Gates!

[@ChantalQC1969]

Henry is a wonderful human being.

[@anthonygordon9483]

One of my favorite documentaries til this day is Black In America with Henry Gates.

[@Shea3224]

Two of my favorite people having a much needed conversation!! Both are against Racism, & Stand up for what's RIGHT!! Both are two great interviewers, human beings, & ICONS!! I Love both of their shows too!! WE LOVE BOTH Henry Louis Gates, & Stephen Colbert!! 🥰 💜💜 EDIT: You know what's sad? That all these years later We still have a LONG way to go!! 😢 So, to my fellow Americans & The rest of the World, listen to them, listen to the GREAT MLK & his words, & those who share the same message. Because, some of Y'all sadly need to WAKE UP, Y'all need to LEARN THE REAL/HONEST TRUTH/FACTS!! They can teach Y'all a lot!! 🗣💯

[@donnaogorman4935]

Wow...I could listen to the Gentleman talk for hours. Fascinating. 🇨🇦

[@BestFitSquareChannel]

A companion book for those who read, read “Racecraft’.” 🌞

[@BestFitSquareChannel]

Hear, hear 🌞

[@BestFitSquareChannel]

As frank a conversation as there ever was. Of course, Stephen. Dr. Gates, ‘Skip,’ to his friends, a remarkable, incomparable human being. This conversation is one for the ages. Archive this, share it with our grandchildren.

[@deenieh.6897]

Dr. Gates tops my list of "those with whom I'd love to meet and dine".

[@rubincarter3904]

Likewise for me as well.

[@marciagardiner5451]

Or have a beer.

[@e0n555]

@@marciagardiner5451 I wonder how many caught your allusion.

[@brmam1385]

Two National treasures seated next to each other. TY Mr Colbert & Henry Louis Gates!

[@katheryns1219]

What a relief: a civil, intelligent discussion. I so identify with the ideological bully idea. I remember feeling that way in the 70's when I was told that as a woman I needed to be "liberated" in a certain way. And feeling shamed if I didn't toe the line. It's here today on both sides of the aisle - each having to prove they're conservative enough or liberal enough. We need the Golden Rule more than ever.

[@BrianPeloso-ln4ry]

As a teenager my family gathered around the tv and warched the series Roots...it dominated the conversation at my Christian High School for weeks...so much so that our curriculum was enhancd to include the topic of slavery even more than we were already being taught...it woke me up...and I am a better person for it. I read the book 4 times. 🙏🇨🇦✌️

[@ThatOpalGuy]

Christian schools today would not teach it but, rather, how slave were benefitted by their enslavement.

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

Stephen correctly kept his mouth closed throughout the entire interview. 👏

[@lynnhettrick7588]

I’m glad he knew when to listen.

[@powysdewhurst]

Yes I noticed that too. Not too many hosts could do so. Really great handling of it. No need to interrupt or make jokes etc. Well done.

[@aliseamcleod1]

Correctly? Monologue VS dialogue...I usually prefer the latter.

[@christiansebastianlauritse2404]

@@aliseamcleod1 Dialogue is not opposite to a monologue. A conversation can contain a bit of both. Also, the word "dialogue" is no "di" as in "two", it's "dia" as in "through". Communication "through words".

[@brendabernstein286]

Truth

[@kevinharrison3265]

As a Black man Harvard grad I love Gates. Have a wonderful picture us outside of Cambridge Public library.👍❤️

[@dgs8011]

So you were in his class? I envy you. He is an amazing teacher. Would love to sit in on any class he was teaching.

[@anthonygordon9483]

@@dgs8011 He teaches black american studies so if your into that stuff, I would suggest the documentary Black In America by Henry Gates. What he talks about in that documentary is pretty much his college course. He talks about how African Slaves integrated in both North , South America as well as the Carribeans, Cuba and a little bit of peru. So he even gets into African Hispanic roots as well. The documentary inspired the TV show Finding your roots because he traces african DNA throughout the american continents. They are both published by PBS. He unveiled a lot of shit in that documentary that you would never hear in a typical class room. I am sure his documentary gets played in class rooms all the time.

[@melanies.6030]

​@@anthonygordon9483I'm always thinking when I watch his show: "this should be required viewing in every school in America".

[@brmam1385]

@@anthonygordon9483 So hoping that you are correct about his documentary being played in classrooms everywhere, but in some states the teacher would be fired.

[@anthonygordon9483]

@@brmam1385 It gets played in college black american college courses. I am not sure about high school. Even I didnt learn the things I learned from his documentaries in high school

[@rachelherrera5867]

He's such a wonderful man. So smart and kind. I love his show!

[@22vals]

Dr Gates is such a treasure!

[@paulgar8]

Two very smart men...

[@lashendawest7509]

We love henry louis gates jr and stephen colbert

[@raylivengood8040]

That was a nice compliment coming from Henry calling out Colbert as being Scholarly 👍🏼. Very interesting listening to Henry’s view on “blackness” etc. I couldn’t agree more.

[@bretEdwards]

This guy's a genius & treasure. Gotta read this book. It's embarrassing, but I had no idea who this cat was. Wow. Impressive intellect.

[@PeggyGallagher-y5p]

Stupendous interview. Always learning from Henry Louis Gates!❤️

[@natatatt]

He has such wise things to say. I could listen to him for hours.

[@leapintothewild]

One of my very favorite people, could listen to Prof Gates for hours! ❤ 🧐

[@clamourincessant6974]

If he didn't have the network demands of ratings that required feeding the celebrity-industrial complex, Stephen, I'd bet, would do a higher-level intellectual show where guests like Dr. Gates would get much more time. A marvelous interview.

[@lynnhettrick7588]

Dr. Gates, Dr. Neil dG Tyson, and … the cast of LotR!

[@aliseamcleod1]

Dr. Gates also has become something of a celebrity.

[@sion8]

I don't think so, that's not saying that he wouldn't have more such guess, but I think he'll still a similar mix as he does now.

[@lilwil-ns3uo]

Henry Gates is such an american treasure. He teaches with such ease that you don't realize you're learning. I didn't go to Harvard, but have watched everything i can find by him on TV. I'll get this book as well.

[@tayzwil-wx4dn]

Thank you, Dr. Gates education is everything.✨

[@taritabonita22]

The Black Box Great title must read! Love this man, I hate bully’s too! Vote 💙🇺🇸 2024

[@simshill295]

Dr Gate is amazing.

[@annehenderson462]

Thank you Professor Gates! I will be purchasing your book. May we truly see one another.

[@Queensizemusic]

Thank you for this interview.

[@cristina4436]

I enjoyed listening to such an eloquent and educated human being. God Bless him!

[@evelk5233]

His show is brilliant. Always watchable

[@kmduarte2005]

I watch Finding Your Roots religiously. It’s so well made, and in-depth. I was adopted at 2 days old, and I know little, to nothing, about my biological parents, or siblings. Dr. Gates’ show has encouraged me to begin my own journey into finding my biological family. I can’t wait to find out all about them - and me. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@TheAureliac]

I was tremendously disappointed that the show focuses exclusively on famous people. I had hoped for insight into average folk from time to time. Good luck in finding your biological relatives.

[@kmduarte2005]

@@TheAureliac Thanks so much! I noticed that Dr. Gates recently did an episode on “Viewers Like You” with non-celebrities. Sounds like he heard your recommendation. 😉

[@laineyg6]

I love his wisdom and curiosity about people. This book sounds fascinating, and really gives non-black people (like me) a perspective that we don't have.

[@bretfoltz7737]

What a fantastic interview. I am a white guy, and when I hear other white people ignorantly speak about other races, or cultures derogatorily, I just shake my head. We are all one, ❤until we figure that out, we will never have peace.

[@Drago1184]

I could listen to Henry Louis Gates Jr tell stories all day.

[@aliseamcleod1]

Or you could tell your own

[@desireeburton3923]

AWESOME to HAVE Dr. #HenryLouisGates #Jr on the show! LOVE #FindingYourRoots ‼️Now I have to look up #facesofamerica 😊

[@LauraMe...]

What a great speaker. Would love to take his class, and I'm😅 whiter than Steven!

[@clrichards-s3g]

I would bet he is/was an amazing professor.

[@susantaylor9923]

Henry Louis Gates has been outstanding as a U.S.American moving us toward appreciating the fact that no group foolishly identified by color, religion, economics can really allow us to understand that we are most alike by personality and response to life in general.

[@marmac7619]

I am white. But i have read People like John McWhorter & Coleman Hughes; & how they want to convince Black People, well, in my humble opinion, to settle ... Regardless, i came away feeling nauseous, like they were Booker T - types, vs. W.E.B. DuBois. But i came away really appreciating what Mr. Gates Jr. had to say here; All of us have the RIGHT to define ourselves for OUR SELVES! I almost didn't watch this segment, but am really glad that i changed my mind!

[@sharonc7031]

I’m glad you gave yourself the full segment. It’s getting harder to be Black or White these days, all over the world, and sadly so. But be who you are, at your best and help the world. Written to you as a Black and proud Black woman.

[@marmac7619]

@@sharonc7031 - i appreciate that you say that 'its harder to be white;' but please don't worry about me, cuz i don't feel that way at all! I find most of my race selfish & disgusting. We never look at our history, because it shows how inhumane we were when we came here & many are so worried that if they admit we screwed the Indigenous & Blacks & frankly EVERY single Immigrant Peoples who have ever come here (whom have ALL, btw, contributed far more to the infrastructure & culture - of this country) but that if we admit what we did, that even one lousy penny might come out of our pockets for Reparations, so best just to pretend we did nothing wrong at all. Or some will insist its ALL 'in the past.' I try to suggest that even a very modest tax on the top 1% should be sufficient, but they just ignore that. But again, some will insist we need not have to pay for something that's 'in the past;' when its just NOT, too many are every bit as racist as ever. This country is STILL systemically & systematically oppressing & suppressing - Black People - and again, every other NON-white race who has come here & contributed much more to building this country than any of my white ancestors or even currently. The lies of the promises of Reconstruction & then immediate reversals, have had profound effects & losses to Blacks to this very day; the losses of Generational Wealth are STILL setting you back way behind where we whites just get to start at, sans doing anything special to receive the same opportunities. The rich ruling class don't do any favors to whites either, cept drop us a few more crumbs from their master's tables, but they MUST keep us divided & pitted against one another, so they can continue to screw over the entire working class. Which is, at the heart of everything they do, is how best to exploit & profit off - the working class. I mean, i don't get it, to this day, why would any poor person think they what they don't have - is because of the PPL who have even LESS! Always look at those who have MORE - they are the thieves, and they are far & away mostly - white, men! Our true enemy, is GREEN/GREED! SO Please, to not shed one scintilla of concern over my or anybody's 'whiteness.' And i hope you will ALWAYS remain a PROUD BLACK - WOMAN! I hope you realize too, that there are far more white people who are your Allies & Accomplices (as Ibram X. Kendi wants us to be); than it might seem. That is because the right wing just makes the most noise, & that is also, by design, but a lie.... (i so hope)! because atleast where i live, which is in portland, OR; we had just about the longest & largest BLM Protests in the country in 2020. But we have a rather small Black Populace. Most of us were white. I can't tell you how happy i was to see so many whites in the streets on behalf of Racial Justice. It did warm my heart & made me believe it is still possible, for a full racial reckoning & sooner, rather than later.

[@marmac7619]

@@sharonc7031 - that's odd, i posted this response over 6 hours ago, but now i don't know how to find it, so here goes again: i appreciate that you say that 'its harder to be white;' but please don't worry about me, cuz i don't feel that way at all! I find most of my race selfish & oft disgusting. We never look at our history, because it shows how inhumane we were when we came here & many are so worried that if they admit we screwed the Indigenous & Blacks & frankly EVERY single Immigrant Peoples who have ever come here (whom have ALL, btw, contributed far more to the infrastructure & culture - of this country) but that if we admit what we did, that even one lousy penny might come out of our pockets for Reparations, so best just to pretend we did nothing wrong at all. Or some will insist its ALL 'in the past.' I try to suggest that even a very modest tax on the top 1% should be sufficient, but they just ignore that. But again, some will insist we need not have to pay for something that's 'in the past;' when its just NOT, too many are every bit as racist as ever. This country is STILL systemically & systematically oppressing & suppressing - Black People - and again, every other NON-white race who has come here & contributed much more to building this country than any of my white ancestors or even currently. The lies of the promises of Reconstruction & then immediate reversals, have had profound effects & losses to Blacks to this very day; the losses of Generational Wealth are STILL setting you back way behind where we whites just get to start at, sans doing anything special to receive the same opportunities. The rich ruling class don't do any favors to whites either, cept drop us a few more crumbs from their master's tables, but they MUST keep us divided & pitted against one another, so they can continue to screw over the entire working class. Which is, at the heart of everything they do, is how best to exploit & profit off - the working class. I mean, i don't get it, to this day, why would any poor person think they what they don't have - is because of the PPL who have even LESS! Always look at those who have MORE - they are the thieves, and they are far & away mostly - white, men! Our true enemy, is GREEN/GREED! SO Please, to not shed one scintilla of concern over my or anybody's 'whiteness.' And i hope you will ALWAYS remain a PROUD BLACK - WOMAN! I hope you realize too, that there are far more white people who are your Allies & Accomplices (as Ibram X. Kendi wants us to be); than it might seem. That is because the right wing just makes the most noise, & that is also, by design, but a lie.... (i so hope)! because atleast where i live, which is in portland, OR; we had just about the longest & largest BLM Protests in the country in 2020. But we have a rather small Black Populace. Most of us were white. I can't tell you how happy i was to see so many whites in the streets on behalf of Racial Justice. It did warm my heart & made me believe it is still possible, for a full racial reckoning & sooner, rather than later.

[@marmac7619]

oops, i had 2 tabs open to this same segment & still see it on the other one, so not sure what's going on, but a little repetition doesn't always hurt? ...

[@domdela5217]

Finding Your Roots is a great show, and Dr. Gates seems like a wonderful person. I wish the episodes were done with more frequency.

[@sharonkaysnowton]

I love the Late Show and I love Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

[@neilsoulman]

Two of my heros together! Great interview!

[@bundschususan]

Thank God for this man!

[@aliseamcleod1]

Why?

[@Shawn_M]

This man is DEEP! I might have to read his book

[@rukam3]

He’s always so smart. You have a learn something new just listening to him. Thank you!!

[@AncestryCompassJourneys]

Dr. Henry Louis Gates you're an inspiration! Every episode that I've watched is an emotional journey that brings us all one step closer together. Amazing!

[@figmo397]

I've got friends who have gone through the same kind of bullying Dr. Gates went through. I can also tell you that other groups have the same kinds of debates.

[@cherylwilkinson3228]

That interview could have been ten times longer and still have been too short.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

I'm betting he has more video of the interview. They often do extended interviews. Hlg is a perfect choice for one.

[@Seawitch907]

First Stephen Colbert! Is a genius!

[@justadad6677]

What a fanatstic way of explaining his views, and how I fully symphasize. We are all on a spectrum, there is no right way to be black or white or to be Japanese. All culture are on their own spectrum, and we all overlap. Like our DNA does. It is why we are one Humanity, on a very wide spectrum.

[@joycependleton4117]

Wow! 1830-1845! I knew it had been debated well before the 1960s, and yet, to hear similar quotes from more than a century earlier was truly mind-stretching. I've been learning about multiculturalism since the 90s through workshops, books, documentaries, etc, and friends. I'm going to share this video alot!

[@brendabernstein286]

Thank you, Henry. Dont let anyone tell how to be black. More importantly, don't let anyone tell you how to be human

[@AngelaSealana]

I so enjoy listening to Dr. Gates! His show Finding Your Roots is probably my favorite TV show today.

[@raulm.danielm.4814]

I love Henry Luis Gate,Jt and his wonderful show. I've watched it for years, just wonderful.

[@EdwinSemidey]

He is so right I was considered not black enough in 1969 and was called Redbone and not allowed to date black girls, I was discriminated by Blacks and Whites. I am of PUERTO RICAN Descent. My brother and Sisters were very very light skinned , whereas I was dark skinned . I was raised in the South, and was denied entry into our Pool that my parents bought a membership too. Whereas my family was allowed in. My father SUED The Company that ran the Club, We won.

[@calm1047]

You were not discriminated against by black people! Saying your redbone is not discrimination! The pool incident was white people!

[@EdwinSemidey]

@@calm1047 OH Yes I WAS.. Whites are not the only Racist

[@JenShea]

I love this man… always education! He is a treasure!

[@pauldockree9915]

The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment. - 😊Robert Maynard Hutchins, educator (1899-1977)

[@kemyattacromer2515]

Thank you Sir 🌹

[@maeshellewest-davies7904]

Excited about reading this!

[@dakotac180]

Dr. Gates is awesome for doing the work of mending histories.

[@ConstantGardener-q9q]

This man is a national treasure

[@nancyshelton2525]

One of my favorite hosts visiting another of my favorite hosts… Love “Finding Your Roots” ….

[@wendydelucca6918]

So informative and eloquent Mr. Gates!

[@lynnhettrick7588]

*Dr.

[@SonjaDawn]

Never define yourself by somebody else's version of who they think you are, it's often not the best version of who you actually are. That's my opinion and I'm living it!

[@susanr5546]

Henry Louis Gates is a national treasure! And thanks to Stephen Colbert for doing this excellent interview. I am going to buy Gates' book, too! I am 50% Irish. The English said that we Irish were without brains, honor or morals, less than human.

[@Desert8dweller]

Fascinating Dr Gates. I would love to study his classes. Thank you.

[@jyvonne2051]

Dr. Henry Louis 'Skip' Gates, Jr is a National Living Treasure!! Thank YOU Stephen Colbert for your bringing these awesome Authors and their voices to your show!!

[@blessingliberty-lr3nt]

I love the show!

[@narcissismrehabilitation]

Incredible lecture.

[@bodaciousandunapologetic6209]

Dr. Gates aka Skip is a national treasure 🥰🥰 .

[@lailas.3205]

I love this so much. Some years ago, my niece was venting frustrations about how some of the other black kids were ostracizing her, and I said this exact thing to her: "There's more than one way to be Black." Fascinating to hear Prof. Gates break down how this debate of Black American identity has been going on since been going on. I appreciate this insightful brother so much.

[@medusagorgon9]

Gates is always full of new insights. I love that the audience was fully engaged. You could hear a pin drop!

[@shawnpreston1639]

Never considered myself being Harvard potential, but if he were my professor, I think I’d pass. The best professors always can easily connect information with passion in academia.

[@pmor4272]

Brilliant interview and so good to listen to. I love the space that Stephen holds for these important conversations. It is what sets him apart.

[@aliseamcleod1]

Brilliant?

[@Yungbeck]

I love the show and Henry, he's a great man.

[@aliseamcleod1]

Interesting rise

[@Derfboy]

And now I have an assignment to do...dude, I really did not know any of this or who this amazing person is until now. Thank you!

[@Derfboy]

@mellocello187 Absolutely. I'm watching now. Good stuff.

[@HopskotchBunny]

Love Dr Gates‼️So wonderful to hear this man speak. Thanks so much, Steven. ❤ Love you both.

[@brendarussellyazdianpour3762]

The facts. Simply done in excellence. We’re all family. God said so. Amen and Amen 🩸♥️♥️♥️✝️

[@zinawinder1220]

Great interview!!! “Ideological bullying”. An excellent description of what he and so many others have experienced.

[@carmimoultrie1448]

What an extraordinary man.

[@shirlgirlswirl22]

He's awesome.

[@maureencora1]

Finding Your Roots is Great Series.

[@SusanNIbelongtoJesus]

Beautifuly said

[@Desaved]

He's truly a national treasure. I wish his show was on every day. People find out just how integrated we are and freak out. You know who is most scared to find out? Racists!

[@bigcatproductions2789]

Great Show 🏆More Please .

[@charliedog7561]

Love this man

[@bolton0607]

Absolutely love this show, it’s soo needed and I wish it was more of a wide spread thing

[@attedragon]

Thank you, great interview!

[@AnnaBSexton]

One the best humans ever

[@suziejankie7815]

❤ him and his show 🫶

[@followsuittrading]

I love Finding Your Roots. The work they do to uncover the past is remarkable. The only thing that gets old is how often he asks "How does that make you feel?" 😅 Also, everyone ends up with slaveholder ancestors

[@mrpearson1230]

Correct! I study history, anthropological and American history, and discovered we were either enslavers or enslaved. Once we come to terms with that, that'll help us to move forward. Please read "American Founders" by Christina Proenza-Coles