Birth of a Movement
"The Battle Against America's First Blockbuster"
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Type: Movie Category: DocumentaryYear: 2017Details
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.
- Genres: Documentary
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Danny Glover , Spike Lee , Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , Reginald Hudlin
- Director: Bestor Cram, Susan Gray
