BSA 106 Birth of a nation
birth of a nation
birth of a nation is a american film from 1915 directed by W.D Griffith that tells the story of the relationship between two family's during the civil war, based off the novel 'the clansman: an historical romance of the ku klux klan. this film portrays the ku klux klan members as the heroes and the African Americans as the villains as birth of a nation was used as a recruitment tool by the ku klux klan and as a attempted manipulation of the public beliefs to match theirs.
as a response to Birth of a nation film director Oscar Micheaux made Within our gates were the story is that of a African american woman who attempts to raise money to save a soon to be foreclosed southern school for poor black children, this film depicts the African american woman as a hero and those who take part in racial violence as evil, the director made this film to counter the possible effects caused by birth of a nation attempting to sway the audience opinion
as a response to Birth of a nation film director Oscar Micheaux made Within our gates were the story is that of a African american woman who attempts to raise money to save a soon to be foreclosed southern school for poor black children, this film depicts the African american woman as a hero and those who take part in racial violence as evil, the director made this film to counter the possible effects caused by birth of a nation attempting to sway the audience opinion
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