The U.S. Embassy and the American Studies Center in Warsaw invite you to a virtual conversation with acclaimed documentary maker Stanley Nelson. A live Q&A session in English on ZOOM, moderated by Prof. William Glass, professor of American social history at the American Studies Center of the University of Warsaw. Stanley Nelson will discuss his award-winning film Freedom Riders, which tells the dramatic story of the black and white Americans who faced violence, jail and resistance as they rode buses together across the South in 1961 to challenge the nation’s segregation laws.
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Number of participants limited. Registered participants will receive a link to the event by email by 12:00 on October 22. If you have questions for Stanley Nelson, please include them on the registration form.
Stanley Nelson is today’s leading documentarian of the African-American experience. His films combine compelling narratives with rich historical detail to illuminate the under-explored American past. A MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, Nelson has received numerous honors over the course of his career, including five Primetime Emmy Awards for his films, as well as lifetime achievement awards from the Emmys, the Peabodys, and IDA. In 2013, Nelson received the National Medal in the Humanities from President Barack Obama.
