Stanley Nelson

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Stanley Earl Nelson Jr. (born June 7, 1951) is an American documentary filmmaker and a MacArthur Fellow known as a director, writer and producer of documentaries examining African-American history and experiences. He is a recipient of the 2013 National Humanities Medal from President Obama. He has won three Primetime Emmy Awards. Among his notable films are Freedom Riders (2010), Wounded Knee (2009), Jonestown: The Life & Death of People's Temple (2006), Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice (2005), A Place of Our Own (2004), The Murder of Emmett Till (2003), and The Black Press: Soldiers without Swords (1998).

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1955-07-07
  • event Death Date Unknown
  • school Known for: Directing
  • star Popularity: 1.3
  • info Birth Place New York City, New York, USA
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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

2006-04-26

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Becoming Frederick Douglass

2022-10-11

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Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom

2021-12-01

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Hazing

2022-06-13

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After Jackie

2022-06-18

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Freedom Summer

2014-01-17

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Freedom Summer

2014-01-17

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Attica

2021-09-09

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Bulls and Saints

2023-09-18

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Freedom Riders

2010-02-01

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Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

2023-08-04

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Attica

2021-09-09

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Attica

2021-09-09

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Jesse Owens

2012-01-02

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Jesse Owens

2012-01-02

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Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band

2015-04-01

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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

2015-03-08

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Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre

2021-05-30

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Becoming Frederick Douglass

2022-10-11

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Becoming Frederick Douglass

2022-10-11

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The Story of Access

2018-05-29

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The Murder of Emmett Till

2003-01-17

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Freedom Riders

2010-02-01

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Freedom Riders

2010-02-01

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The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

1999-02-08

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Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day

2021-10-01

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Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise

2004-01-01

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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

2015-03-08

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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

2015-03-08

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Sister Úna Lived a Good Death

2024-08-29

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Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide

1981-03-06

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Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

2017-01-23

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Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

2017-01-23

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Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

2017-01-23

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A Place of Our Own

2004-02-11

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A Place of Our Own

2004-02-11

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Free for ALL: Inside the Public Library

2025-02-22

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The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

1999-02-08

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Black Memorabilia

2018-02-19

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Sound of the Police

2023-08-11

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Sound of the Police

2023-08-11

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Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

2023-08-02

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Sydney G. James: How We See Us

2023-08-02

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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019-08-23

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A Place of Our Own

2004-02-11

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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019-08-23

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BOSS: The Black Experience in Business

2019-04-23

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BOSS: The Black Experience in Business

2019-04-23

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Gavin Grimm vs.

2017-09-21

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American Carnage

2017-11-27

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Vick

2020-01-30

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Picket Line

2017-05-25

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The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

1999-02-08

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Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind

2001-01-18

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Frederick Douglass: An American Life

1985-01-01

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Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker

1987-01-01

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Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker

1987-01-01

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Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker

1987-01-01

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Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker

1987-01-01

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Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)

1976-12-30

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Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)

1976-12-30

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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

2021-01-11

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San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood

2024-10-09

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Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

2012-10-01

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We Shall Remain

2009-04-13

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Black Panthers

2020-10-20

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American Experience

1988-10-04

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American Experience

1988-10-04

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30 for 30

2009-10-06