The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - Production & Contact Info

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77 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Self - host and narrator / Self - Host and Narrator Self - host and narrator / Self - Host and Narrator See fewer	6	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Vincent Brown Self - historian / Self - Historian / Self - historian, Harvard University Self - historian / Self - Historian / Self - historian, Harvard University See fewer	4	The Bigger Picture (2022)
Bernard E. Powers Jr. Self - historian / Self - Historian Self - historian / Self - Historian See fewer	3	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Peniel E. Joseph Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	3	Genius (2017)
David Levering Lewis Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	2	New York: A Documentary Film (1999)
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. Self - lawyer and civil rights activist Self - lawyer and civil rights activist See fewer	2	Rounders (1998)
Thavolia Glymph Self - Historian / Self - historian Self - Historian / Self - historian See fewer	2	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Kathleen Cleaver Self - professor of law and former member of Black Panther Party Self - professor of law and former member of Black Panther Party See fewer	1	Zabriskie Point (1970)
James H. Sweet Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Damon Keith Self - Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Self - Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit See fewer	1	Shared Legacies (2020)
Isabel Wilkerson Self - author Self - author See fewer	1	Origin (2023)
Christopher L. Brown Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	Social Girl (2018)
John Stauffer Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	Free State of Jones (2016)
Richard Newman Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	1	The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (2021)
Annette Gordon-Reed Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	Stargazer (2023)
Maulana Karenga Self - historian and co-founder of US Organization Self - historian and co-founder of US Organization See fewer	1	500 Years Later (2005)
Mark Kelly Tyler Self - Pastor, African Methodist Episcopal Church Self - Pastor, African Methodist Episcopal Church See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Cassandra L. Newby-Alexander Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	Locked Out: The Fall of Massive Resistance (2009)
Christopher S. Parker Self - author of 'Fighting for Democracy: Black Veterans and the Struggle Against White Supremacy in the Postwar South' Self - author of 'Fighting for Democracy: Black Veterans and the Struggle Against White Supremacy in the Postwar South' See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Tricia Rose Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1993)
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham Self - historian, Harvard University Self - historian, Harvard University See fewer	1	The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart (2020)
Abu Bangura Self - village head of Port Loko, Sierra Leone Self - village head of Port Loko, Sierra Leone See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Douglas Egerton Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Michael Bertrand Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Questlove Self Self See fewer	1	Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Hari Jones Self - assistant director and curator, African American Civil War Freedom Foundation and Museum Self - assistant director and curator, African American Civil War Freedom Foundation and Museum See fewer	1	USS Constellation: Battling for Freedom (2007)
David Pilgrim Self - founder and curator, Jim Crow Museum Self - founder and curator, Jim Crow Museum See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Isatu Smith Self - deputy coordinator, Bunce Island Project, Sierra Leone Self - deputy coordinator, Bunce Island Project, Sierra Leone See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Steven Deyle Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Ford Nelson Self - radio host, WDIA Self - radio host, WDIA See fewer	1	B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012)
Martin Duberman Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	Stonewall (1995)
William Julius Wilson Self - sociologist Self - sociologist See fewer	1	Independent Lens (1999)
Daina Ramey Berry Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	1	Washington (2020)
Sowande Mustakeem Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Brent Hayes Edwards Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Kendra Field Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (2011)
Donald Bogle Self - author Self - author See fewer	1	Brown Sugar (1986)
Kurt L. Schmoke Self - former mayor of Baltimore and president of the University of Baltimore Self - former mayor of Baltimore and president of the University of Baltimore See fewer	1	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Edward Ball Self Self See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Heather A. Williams Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	1	People Not Property: Stories of Slavery in the Colonial North (2019)
Ruby Bridges Self Self See fewer	1	West Wing Week (2010)
Robin D.G. Kelley Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	The Commish (1991)
Thomalind Martin Polite Self Self See fewer	1	Priscilla's Legacy (2014)
Darryl R. Johnson Self - mayor of Mound Bayou, Mississippi Self - mayor of Mound Bayou, Mississippi See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Wess Young Self - Tulsa race riot survivor Self - Tulsa race riot survivor See fewer	1	Before They Die! (2008)
Tedra Williams Self - Wess Young's granddaughter Self - Wess Young's granddaughter See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Darrell S. White Self - Director, Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture Self - Director, Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture See fewer	1	Slavery and the Making of America (2005)
Antawn Polite Self - Thomalind Polite's husband Self - Thomalind Polite's husband See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
David C. Forbes Sr. Self - civil rights activist Self - civil rights activist See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Charlayne Hunter-Gault Self Self See fewer	1	All Downhill from Here (2015)
Angela Glover Blackwell Self - founder and president of PolicyLink Self - founder and president of PolicyLink See fewer	1	State of the Black Union: Jamestown - The Next 400 Years (2007)
Charles Ogletree Self - civil rights lawyer Self - civil rights lawyer See fewer	1	Before They Die! (2008)
Vanessa Holden Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Michelle Alexander Self - associate professor of law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Self - associate professor of law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law See fewer	1	The House I Live In (2012)
Eleanor Holmes Norton Self Self See fewer	1	Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren (1989)
Michael Twitty Self - food historian Self - food historian See fewer	1	The Great Soul Food Cook-Off (2021)
Hannibal Johnson Self - author Self - author See fewer	1	Greenwood Avenue: A Virtual Reality Experience (2021)
David W. Blight Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	1	Free State of Jones (2016)
John Lewis Self Self See fewer	1	John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)
Thomas C. Holt Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Patricia A. Sullivan Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	1968: The Year That Changed America (2018)
Jane Landers Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	Secrets of the Dead (2000)
Terrence Stevens Self - community activist, In Arms Reach Inc. Self - community activist, In Arms Reach Inc. See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Chuck D Self Self See fewer	1	Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Kate Clifford Larson Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	1	Harriet (I) (2019)
Jelani Cobb Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	Frontline (1983)
Grace Lee Boggs Self - author Self - author See fewer	1	The Meaning of Hope (2013)
Dan Rather Self - former news anchor, CBS Evening News Self - former news anchor, CBS Evening News See fewer	1	CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (1981)
Rochelle Bush Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	1	Canada Tonight with Ginella Massa (2021)
Aram Goudsouzian Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	The Picture Taker (I) (2022)
Paul Sylvester Jr. Self - resident of New Orleans Self - resident of New Orleans See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
Nikki Taylor Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	1	Toni Morrison et les fantômes de l'Amérique (2020)
Alvin F. Poussaint Self - civil rights activist, professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Self - civil rights activist, professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School See fewer	1	The Cosby Show (1984)
Roland Doucette Sr. Self - resident of New Orleans Self - resident of New Orleans See fewer	1	The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
W. Kamau Bell Self Self See fewer	1	We Need to Talk About Cosby (2022)
Colin Powell Self Self See fewer	1	Madam Secretary (2014)
Paula Giddings Self - historian Self - historian See fewer	1	The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017)