I AM A MAN: FROM MEMPHIS, A LESSON IN LIFE
USA, February 2009
26:45 min, Documentary

In 1968, Elmore Nickleberry stood among 1,300 other African-American men in Memphis, Tennessee as they collectively asserted their right to be treated with dignity. Mr. Nickleberry hasn't sat down yet. Each night, he guides his garbage truck through the streets of Memphis — a living link to a frequently forgotten chapter in American history, and one long eclipsed by the slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the city. Surrounded by the unique soul music that helped make Memphis world famous, 'I Am a Man' sets memories of the city's sanitation workers — filled with love, sorrow and sometimes even laughter — against a present-day backdrop of Mr. Nickleberry's route, life and family. More than just history, Elmore Nickleberry offers a lesson in life.

Credits
Executive producers: Calvin Taylor, Deanie Parker
Producers: Ryan Goble, John Hubbell, Jonathan Epstein
Director: Jonathan Epstein
Writer: John Hubbell
Music Supervision: Scott Bomar

John Hubbell: Manager, Producer, Submission Contact, Writer
John Hubbell (writer/producer) is creative director of Old Bridge Media, a multimedia storytelling and consulting firm based in Memphis, Tenn. His other recent projects include serving as lead writer of the newly completed B.B. King Museum in Indianola, Miss., and as co-producer of MTV's "$5 Cover: Amplified," a series of documentary portraits on modern-day Southern musicians. Previousy, he spent several years on the reporting and editing staffs of the San Francisco Chronicle and the Associated Press, and his work appears occasionally in The New York Times. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a master's degree in folklore from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.