Tag Archives: Stanley Nelson

Freedom Summer Tackles Timely Voter and Civil Rights

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Judith Trojan

“Did you see the way our people, you know, they were protecting his bus yesterday, because they’re nice. They had hundreds of cars…You see Trump and the American flag.” –President Donald J. Trump. Excuse me? Nearly 100 trucks festooned with … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, TV | Tagged American Experience Freedom Summer, Andrew Goodman, Fannie Lou Hamer, James Chaney, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Mickey Schwerner, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, PBS, Rita Schwerner, Stanley Nelson, Voter Registration, Voting Rights Act | 4 Comments

Celebrating Black History Month on HBO and PBS

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Judith Trojan

As Black History Month draws to a close, what better day than Presidents’ Day 2018 to shine a light on African-Americans who’ve defied cultural, economic, sexist and, most especially, racist roadblocks in pursuit of higher education. Tonight, Monday, February 19, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cable, Film, TV | Tagged African-American Studies, All the Difference, Breaion King, Criminal Justice, David Heilbroner, Education, HBCU Rising, HBO, Independent Lens, Kate Davis, POV, Racism, Stanley Nelson, Tell Them We Are Rising, Tod Lending, Traffic Stop | Leave a comment

Freedom Summer a Must-See on PBS

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Judith Trojan

“I just wanted the right to vote.” How many of us take that right for granted? In his powerful and poignant new documentary, Freedom Summer, filmmaker Stanley Nelson reminds us that a mere five decades ago, voting was virtually off-limits to Mississippi’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, TV | Tagged African-American Studies, American Experience, Andrew Goodman, Fannie Lou Hamer, Freedom Summer, James Chaney, Mickey Schwerner, Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, PBS, Racism, Rita Schwerner, SNCC, Stanley Nelson, Voter Registration | Leave a comment

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Tag Archives: Stanley Nelson

Freedom Summer Tackles Timely Voter and Civil Rights

Celebrating Black History Month on HBO and PBS

Freedom Summer a Must-See on PBS

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