Birth of a Movement

The Battle Against America's First Blockbuster

Released
2017
57min
5 votes
Documentary

Synopsis

In 1915, Boston-based African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith’s technically groundbreaking but notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly The Birth of a Nation, unleashing a fight that still rages today about race relations, media representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Birth of a Movement, based on Dick Lehr's book The Birth of a Movement: How Birth of a Nation Ignited the Battle for Civil Rights, captures the backdrop to this prescient clash between human rights, freedom of speech, and a changing media landscape.

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EN

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English

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Photo de Danny Glover, qui joue Narrator (voice) dans Birth of a Movement

Danny Glover

Narrator (voice)

Photo de Spike Lee, qui joue Self dans Birth of a Movement

Spike Lee

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Photo de Henry Louis Gates, Jr., qui joue Self dans Birth of a Movement

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self

Photo de Reginald Hudlin, qui joue Self dans Birth of a Movement

Reginald Hudlin

Self

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Independent Lens | Birth of a Movement | Trailer | PBS

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