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A 7 page paper which examines the social and political reactions to the film “Birth of a Nation.” Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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tensions that existed between whites and blacks were not buried far beneath the surface as adjustment to a new social reconstruction was taking place. Blacks were being heavily oppressed at
this time, having been forced into an economic position many of them would never get out of. This film, however, focused on how the white people were those with power
and the blacks should all but be eliminated in society. As the student requesting this paper notes, "The popularity of this movie was not only a reminder of our gloomy
past, but the controversy which surrounded this film further cemented stereotypes of African Americans within America and was one of the factors that reinstated new sentiments in support
of separation and segregation." The following paper examines how this film created social and political turmoil in the nation. Birth of a Nation
D.W. Griffiths "Birth of a Nation" is a film that went through many different transitions and cuts, some due to censorship and some due to Griffith who seemed
to make changes after every screening stating, "I do not know of any work that could not be improved upon" (Lang, 1994; 37). There were many other reasons why there
is no "true print" of the film, but it stands as a historical film nonetheless (Lang, 1994; 37). "The film was based on former North Carolina Baptist minister Rev. Thomas
Dixon Jr.s anti-black, 1905 bigoted play, The Clansman, the second volume in a trilogy" (Dirks, 2006). One author notes that Dixons novels were nothing more than "racist sermons in the
guise of fiction" (Wade, 1998; 123). The author also notes that this particular work presented the reader with constant images of African Americans who had breath that smelled like onions
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