American Studies 2200E Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Black Nationalism, Southern Democrats, Box Office
28 Mar 2017
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African americans taking over the country and kkk as the heroes. The klan used the movie as a recruitment tool (well up into the 1970"s) First film that was showed in the white house (woodrow wilson) Directed by d. w. griffith, a box office hit. Naacp comes together, a turning point for many african-american pro-rights. Blacks and white supporters protest the film organizations. Protest against the movie brought african-americans together at a national level. A significant part of the racist history of american as well as the history of film. Huge innovation in film making (zooming in, cross cutting, outdoor shots, moving cameras, multiple cameras, multiple planes of action, establishing shots) Based on an ideology that emerged at the end of the war. Championed by edward pollard, newspaper editor from richmond virginia. White supremacy in a symbiotic relationship with slavery. Emerges around memorial activities for the civil war in the south.
