Birth of a Movement

Birth of a Movement

Movie 2017-02-06 57m Documentary
★ 6.4 / 10 · 5 votes

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.

Status
Released
Language
English
Directors
Bestor Cram Susan Gray
Cast
Danny Glover Danny Glover Narrator (voice) Spike Lee Spike Lee Self Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Self Reginald Hudlin Reginald Hudlin Self
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