The American Academy has honored Henry Louis Gates, Jr. with the Don M. Randel Award for Humanistic Studies.
The program included the award presentation as well as a conversation between Gates and renowned interviewer ‪@DavidRubenstein‬. Academy members, colleagues, friends, and fans of “Skip” had the opportunity to experience the ceremony live via Zoom and interact with other participants.
A prolific scholar and public intellectual, Gates’s work exploring and illuminating African American history and culture is incomparable. He is the Alphonse Fletcher, Jr. University Professor and Director of the ‪@HutchinsCenter‬ for African & African American Research at Harvard University. Gates is the author or co-author of 25 books, such as the recent "The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song"; and creator of more than 20 documentary films and television programs, including PBS's "Finding Your Roots," a series that uses genealogy and genetics to explore the ancestral histories of the program’s guests.
Learn more about the award: www.amacad.org/news/henry-lou...
00:00 - Welcome from President David Oxtoby
04:00 - Award Presentation by Nancy C. Andrews
07:17 - Remarks by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
13:03 - Conversation between David Rubenstein and Skip Gates
52:25 - Audience Discussion
1:09:51 - Conclusion by Nancy Andrews