Totally agree! It’s so inspiring!

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.

I think they should show this in schools

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.

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

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

Absolutely.

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

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

Thanks for your service and wokeness❤😊

Thank you.

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.

@@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?"

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..

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.

Exactly! I bet that stops them in their tracks lol

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.

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 😢

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

I’m glad he knew when to listen.

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.

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

@@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".

Truth

My favorite show ever

Agreed

Speaking my language! ❤

Watching Pharrell’s episode was especially hard.

me too

Abso-freakin-lutely

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

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

Hear, hear 🌞

Likewise for me as well.

Or have a beer.

@@marciagardiner5451 I wonder how many caught your allusion.

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

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.

@@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.

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

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

@@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

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

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

Dr. Gates also has become something of a celebrity.

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.

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

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

I would bet he is/was an amazing professor.

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.

@@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. 😉

Or you could tell your own

We are all descended from a tribe in Central Africa that split up and migrated to follow herds (food), north, eat, and eventually west. If everyone realized that (and there were no despotic bullies) the world would be a beautiful place.

I’m sorry to hear you had those reprehensible experiences and I hope that things have turned out ok for you.

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

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

@@calm1047 He said was not allowed to date black girls. He would know if he was discriminated against. How would you like someone telling you how you have been treated?

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.

@@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.

@@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.

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? ...

Why?

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

*Dr.

I stumbled across Crash Course after a dinner table conversation about the Dred Scott case. Turns out Clint Smith narrates them. Clint Smith ALSO was on LNSC because he's an amazing poet and teacher.

❤

He's still a bully.

My first thought as well 😂

Lol love Conan

I love Conan

that was my first thought!!

An O'Brien 🍀

Interesting rise