The program debuts tonight on PBS. And Henry Louis Gates joins us now to talk about it.

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Now that the proverbial dust has settled on the Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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I'm reminded of the 2009 incident involving Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates, one of the nation's top African-American scholars.

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In a surprise move, President Obama sought to quell the fear still swirling around the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. has made it his mission to overcome these obstacles and connect African Americans with the journeys of their ancestors.

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The site offers Images of Freedom -- a gallery of art with weekly features curated by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, director of Harvard University's W.E.

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The arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. at his home in Cambridge has renewed a national discussion on race relations and law enforcement.

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The recent arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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And what better way to do that than by sharing a frosty beer with Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the man who put Gates in handcuffs, Jim Crowley?

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And one of the examples that people cite is that when President Obama has talked about race directly, as in the case of Harvard history professor Henry Louis Gates, who was arrested in his own home after coming back from a trip and had difficulty getting into the house because his door was stuck.

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