Birth of a Movement 2017
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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.
- Released: 2017-02-06
- Runtime: 57 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Danny Glover, Spike Lee, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Reginald Hudlin
- Director: Bestor Cram, Susan Gray, Kwyn Bader, Dick Lehr
