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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onMarch 29, 2013
Tracing Your Roots: A reader hopes a fire that destroyed family records won't halt his search.
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March 11, 2013
Politics, education and society are just a few of the hot topics our new regulars touch upon.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onFebruary 1, 2013
Tracing Your Roots: We kick off our genealogy column with tips for finding Native American ancestry.
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December 26, 2012
Hear The Root's editor-in-chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., chat with the Django Unchained director about the n-word and a possible sequel.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onDecember 3, 2012
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: It was founded during slavery, and it wasn't in the U.S. South.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onOctober 29, 2012
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: We know his name, and why a Swiss resort town is named after him.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onOctober 22, 2012
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: We know his name, and that he arrived well before the Mayflower.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onOctober 15, 2012
Henry Louis Gates Jr. describes the man who inspired his new weekly black history series on The Root.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onOctober 15, 2012
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro: You might think you know, but you're probably wrong.
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by Sheryl Huggins Salomon onAugust 18, 2012
A luminary-packed panel gathered by Henry Louis Gates Jr. shared insights in Martha's Vineyard.
