Birth of a Movement (2017)

ALL 02/06/2017 (en) Documentary 57 Min
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    02/06/2017
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  • Original title
    Birth of a Movement
  • Original language
    en
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The Battle Against America's First Blockbuster

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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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Birth of a Movement (2017) 57 Min

ALL 02/06/2017 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 02/06/2017
  • Production
  • Original title Birth of a Movement
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

The Battle Against America's First Blockbuster

Overview

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.

  1. Bestor Cram, Susan Gray

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  3. Editor

  4. Producer