Stanley Nelson

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).

Known For

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Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

We Want the Funk!

We Shall Remain

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

Becoming Frederick Douglass

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

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