About the Author

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. He is the author or co-author of twenty-one books and has created fifteen documentary films, including Finding Your Roots, his groundbreaking genealogy series on PBS.

Reviews

“Gates’ famous enthusiasm for history and African American genealogy is evident throughout this fascinating book.” —Booklist

"Bright, inquisitive take on the multifarious murky stories and relationships that make up the history of a dispossessed people." —Kirkus