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Overheard with Evan Smith

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

OVERHEARD WITH EVAN SMITH delivers free flowing and smart conversations with today’s most fascinating public figures. We speak with politicians, authors, artists, actors, journalists, and business leaders - conversations with the country’s most interesting people, always with an eye toward the news, and always with a sense of humor.

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Season 6 Episode 14 | 26m 46s | CC

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University, as well as Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research. In addition to being an historian, Dr. Gates is also an author, cultural critic, and filmmaker. His next documentary series, Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise will air on PBS stations this fall.

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Support for Overheard with Evan Smith is provided by: HillCo Partners, Claire & Carl Stuart, Christine & Philip Dial, Eller Group, Diane Land & Steve Adler, and Karey & Chris Oddo. Overheard is produced by Austin PBS, KLRU-TV and distributed by NETA.

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