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Stanley Nelson
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1955Born, New York City
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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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Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples TempleDirector
Miles Davis: Birth of the CoolDirector
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & ConspiracyDirector
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the RevolutionDirector
30 for 30Director2025We Want the Funk!AuthorMovie
2021AtticaWriterMovie
2017Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and UniversitiesScreenplayMovie
2015The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the RevolutionWriterMovie
2014Freedom SummerWriterMovie
2012Jesse OwensWriterMovie
2010Freedom RidersWriterMovie
2004A Place of Our OwnWriterMovie
1999The Black Press: Soldiers Without SwordsWriterMovie
1988American ExperienceWriter · 1 episodeShow
1981Puerto Rico: Our Right to DecideWriterMovie
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