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Birth of a Movement | Independent Lens

WKAR Public Media | By EDITOR
Published February 7, 2017 at 10:03 AM EST
Courtesy of The Tennessean John Lewis and police in Nashville, 1961.
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D. W. Griffith alongside his long-time cinematographer, Billy Bitzer.

Learn how Griffith’s 1915 The Birth of a Nation sparked a dialogue on racism that continues today. WATCH NOW 

Learn how D. W. Griffith’s 1915 The Birth of a Nation unleashed a battle still waging today about race relations and representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Featuring Spike Lee, Reginald Hudlin, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and others.

Watch it now at video.wkar.org 
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