Most of us recognize Professor Gates as the host of "Who do you think you are"?, a PBS genealogy show.

Not too long ago Professor Gates was invited to a special ceremony of the SCV honoring black soldiers.

"Prof. Gates left a different man after watching the descendants of a black Confederate honored with a special presentation and standing ovation. He had never heard the real story of these men and thought they were a myth. His comment when leaving at the end of the day?… “Fellas, I was lied to?”