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Season 18 Episode 7: Birth of a Movement

In 1915, African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith’s notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly blockbuster The Birth of a Nation, which unleashed a fight still raging today about race relations and representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. The Birth of a Movement features Spike Lee, Reginald Hudlin, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and DJ

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

28

Episodes:

544

Cast:

Stanley Tucci

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

1999

Rating:

6.6