Henry Louis Gates visits Yale to screen documentary ‘The African Americans’

By Abhimanyu Chandra

NEW HAVEN >> Saturday night, renowned Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presented his recent PBS documentary series on African American history as part of Yale’s extended celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. day.

For more than two hours, Gates discussed the progresses made by the African American community, but also noted the road that remains to be traveled. “Post-racialism is a noble idea, but it’s a fantasy,” he said, reflecting on the current state of the United States.