Four-Part Documentary Series to Examine Largest Forced Migration in History. Directed and Produced by @StanleyNelson1 @firelightmedia
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"The legacy of enslavement is still with us," says @StanleyNelson1 "It's something that, for African Americans is talked about a lot and it will continue to be talked about."
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We are trying with our work to find myriad ways to say that the richness of American history, even when shadowed, can be brought to the fore so we can better confront our past and shape our future. @MellonFdn
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"Downplaying the atrocities of slavery means downplaying its continual effects, the institutional racism that is rampant throughout our culture, that threatens the lives, freedom, education and economic opportunities of blacks." @kaj33
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While a photo does not have the power to "humanize" people who were already human, it does restore a measure of dignity to people who were dehumanized through chattel slavery.
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“In order for our students to engage with the issues of today, it is essential that they have an honest accounting of our country’s past.” #1619Project
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Hoping those in New York City are taking note — monuments can challenge and even bend our thinking about the past. Maybe they should. “Kara Walker Takes a Monumental Jab at Britannia.” nytimes.com/2019/09/30/arts/…
George Mason was a man of contradictions. He opposed the slave trade while owning 100 people and benefiting from their labor. washingtonpost.com/local/edu…
"Taking blame from the buyer of slaves, and placing it on the seller, distorts history. Similarly, the history and legacy of Old World slavery and race-based chattel slavery are not parallel."milwaukeeindependent.com/syn…
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“Historians and academics have labelled a new government campaign “tone deaf” and “historically illiterate” for using images of ships used for slavery and colonisation to promote Britain’s maritime sector.” #slaveryarchive gu.com/p/cb3yy/stw
“Talking about the trauma of slavery and racism and that kind of oppression can be triggering or retraumatizing, especially for people who still experience a lot of racism and oppression today.”
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"The East India Company had been involved in everything from getting China hooked on opium to the international slave trade." nationalgeographic.com/cultu…
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"I’ve always wanted to tell his story, so it was a real dream come true to make this film about this complex man and artist." ~ @StanleyNelson1
Watch this extended clip from Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool! #MilesDavisMovie
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Kind of Blue is the album that changed it all for me. I made this film for Miles lovers, but also for those new to his music like I was so many years ago. #milesdavismovie
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The Transatlantic Slave Trade didn't just impact the U.S. It reshaped global politics and built vast wealth across Europe and the Americas. At the same time it decimated the lives of Africans who faced unspeakable brutality. #1619
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We simply cannot understand our modern world until we examine - and face - the truth of that history. That is why we are producing a 4-part series on the trade. @SlaveTradeFilm slavetradefilm.com/