Protesting the Birth of a Nation
- Episode aired Oct 16, 2020
In 1915, D.W. Griffith, released a film that would go down as one of the most disturbing representations of black Americans ever, The Birth of a Nation. Released post-Civil War and Reconstru... Read allIn 1915, D.W. Griffith, released a film that would go down as one of the most disturbing representations of black Americans ever, The Birth of a Nation. Released post-Civil War and Reconstruction Era, the film played on stereotypes abroad. Griffith ignited a racist agenda and amp... Read allIn 1915, D.W. Griffith, released a film that would go down as one of the most disturbing representations of black Americans ever, The Birth of a Nation. Released post-Civil War and Reconstruction Era, the film played on stereotypes abroad. Griffith ignited a racist agenda and amplified the thoughts many white Americans had about free black people. Using white actors i... Read all