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A Place of Our Own: Black Resort Communities and the African American Dream

Stanley Nelson is a third-generation, upper middle-class African American who spent the past 40 summers in Oak Bluffs, an affluent African-American resort community on Martha's Vineyard. Building on personal stories of summers past, this film explores the tightly-knit world of black professionals who created a refuge to call their own.

English
  • Originally Aired February 17, 2004
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network PBS
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Name Type Role
Stanley Nelson Jr. Director