Henry Louis Gates to present Eyes on Prize, More
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., one of West Virginia’s most famous native sons, will be returning home in October to serve as the Appalachian Writer in Residence at Shepherd University. On Monday, October 1 at 4 PM he will present an episode of “Eyes on the Prize” called “Awakenings” and then present at 7 PM the same day “Wonders of the African World.”
There are many other events planned as well. Visit the website here - http://www.shepherd.edu/ahwirweb/
Several years ago First Lady Rachael Worby hosted a series at the Governor’s Mansion called “Arts and Letters.” Dr. Gates was a guest twice. You can check out the following video documents of his presentation from any WV public library using the interlibrary loan system.
ARTS & LETTERS WITH RACHEL WORBY SERIES VHS WNPB-TV
Includes the following: Arts & Letters –HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.
30 M., 4/29/92
One of the nation’s leading experts in African American literature, Dr.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. retells stories of his youth in the Eastern
Panhandl of
West Virginia. He later relates first hand experiences with
expatriate/writer James Baldwin and shares his surprising analysis of
the author. Access: WVLC
HENRY LOUIS GATES JR
56 M., 2/24/95
Back by popular demand, Henry Louis Gates Jr., returns to Arts &
Letters to do a select reading from his highly acclaimed memoirs Colored
People. Gates, the 1994 West Virginian f the Year and chairman of
Harvard’s African-American Studies Department, leads us in a celebration
of African-American History Month. Access: WVLC Gates is a super-productive writer and film developer. Visit his home page to get a list of all of his creations.
Photo from WV Archives. Baseball team with “Skip” Gates on far left.
