Inkwell Society

“The first step toward tolerance is respect and the first step toward respect is knowledge.” ― Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The Inkwell Society is a group of committed donors who are passionate about the important work of Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in partnership with WETA. They are dedicated to promoting and funding Professor Gates’s pipeline of films that examine the rich history of this country and the African American experience. Inkwell Society members support the production of these high-quality, impactful films, as well as accompanying educational outreach materials, digital and social media activities, and community engagement.

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For more information, please contact Vivian Luke, Senior Director, Principal and Major Gifts, at vluke@weta.org or 703-998-2812.

A Message from Professor Gates

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and WETA

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr., discusses the importance of the quality historical programming he produces in partnership with WETA and with the support of WETA viewers.

Professor Gates's Library of Work

About Professor Gates

Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, historian, best-selling author, award-winning filmmaker, and host of the popular genealogy series Finding Your Roots.

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He has produced numerous history documentaries such as The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross, Africa’s Great Civilizations, and Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise. Dr. Gates’s most recent production Reconstruction: America After the Civil War was announced as a 2020 recipient of the prestigious Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award for Journalism.

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