Birth of a Movement

Synopsis

In 1915, Boston-based African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith’s technically groundbreaking but notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly The Birth of a Nation, unleashing a fight that still rages today about race relations, media representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Birth of a Movement, based on Dick Lehr's book The Birth of a Movement: How Birth of a Nation Ignited the Battle for Civil Rights, captures the backdrop to this prescient clash between human rights, freedom of speech, and a changing media landscape.

Main Cast

Danny Glover

Narrator (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 98%

Spike Lee

Self

Age : 67 | Popularity : 100%

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 66%

Reginald Hudlin

Self

Age : 63 | Popularity : 46%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Bestor Cram Susan Gray
Writing	Writer	Kwyn Bader Dick Lehr
Department	Role	Name

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