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‘Tell Them We Are Rising’ is More Than a Simple History Lesson

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Christopher Campbell
Feb 19, 2018
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Black History Month is the perfect time for another Stanley Nelson documentary. It’s been two years since Independent Lens showcased his last feature, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, also in February, and I wish he had something like this every year. Despite the fact that Nelson isn’t as prolific as I tend to think he is, and despite the…

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