Stanley Nelson Jr.
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Stanley Nelson Jr. is an acclaimed American documentary filmmaker known for his powerful explorations of African American history and civil rights.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stanley Nelson Jr. canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Stanley Nelson Jr. Context triple: [The Murder of Emmett Till (2003 documentary film), director, Stanley Nelson Jr.]
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Ibram Henry Rogers
Ibram Henry Rogers, better known as Ibram X. Kendi, is an American historian, author, and leading scholar of antiracism and race studies.
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James Ingo Freed
James Ingo Freed was a prominent American architect known for major public works such as the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Air Force Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Noland B. Harmon
Noland B. Harmon was an American Methodist bishop known for co-authoring the 1963 “A Call for Unity” statement that criticized civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Lonnie E. Smith
Lonnie E. Smith was an African American voter whose challenge to racially discriminatory primary elections led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Allwright (1944), which struck down white-only primaries.
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Lionel Jefferson
Lionel Jefferson is a central character in the sitcom universe of All in the Family and its spin-off The Jeffersons, known as the intelligent and witty son of George and Louise Jefferson.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Stanley Nelson Jr. Target entity description: Stanley Nelson Jr. is an acclaimed American documentary filmmaker known for his powerful explorations of African American history and civil rights.
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A.
Ibram Henry Rogers
Ibram Henry Rogers, better known as Ibram X. Kendi, is an American historian, author, and leading scholar of antiracism and race studies.
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B.
James Ingo Freed
James Ingo Freed was a prominent American architect known for major public works such as the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Air Force Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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C.
Noland B. Harmon
Noland B. Harmon was an American Methodist bishop known for co-authoring the 1963 “A Call for Unity” statement that criticized civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama.
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D.
Lonnie E. Smith
Lonnie E. Smith was an African American voter whose challenge to racially discriminatory primary elections led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Allwright (1944), which struck down white-only primaries.
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E.
Lionel Jefferson
Lionel Jefferson is a central character in the sitcom universe of All in the Family and its spin-off The Jeffersons, known as the intelligent and witty son of George and Louise Jefferson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary filmmaker
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
MacArthur Fellowship
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Peabody Award ⓘ Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ
surface form:
Primetime Emmy Award
Sundance Film Festival award ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Firelight Media ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Haverford College
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New York University ⓘ |
| employer | Firelight Media ⓘ |
| familyName | Nelson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African American history
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civil rights history ⓘ documentary film ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical documentary
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historical documentary ⓘ social justice documentary ⓘ |
| givenName | Stanley ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | African American civil rights documentation ⓘ |
| name | Stanley Nelson Jr. self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
chronicling Black social and political movements in the United States
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explorations of African American history ⓘ films about the civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Place of Our Own
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Attica Correctional Facility ⓘ
surface form:
Attica
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy ⓘ Freedom Rides ⓘ
surface form:
Freedom Riders
Freedom Summer ⓘ Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple ⓘ Birth of the Cool ⓘ
surface form:
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities ⓘ The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution ⓘ The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords ⓘ Murder of Emmett Till ⓘ
surface form:
The Murder of Emmett Till
Wounded Knee Massacre ⓘ
surface form:
Wounded Knee
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| occupation |
director
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documentary filmmaker ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| positionHeld | co-founder of Firelight Media ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| website | https://www.firelightmedia.tv/ ⓘ |
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