The Long Night continues: In Los Angeles, california, D.W. Griffith premieres “The Birth of a Nation,” (with actors on horseback, in full Ku Klux Klan regalia):
NOTES:
- Before the film’s premiere, Democratic (socialist/proto-fascist) President Wilson arranged a private screening for his Cabinet, the supreme court, of the corporate United states and members of CONgress. Wilson issued a statement regarding the film saying, “[M]y only regret is that it is all so terribly true.” This endorsement was included in the opening credits of the film.
- Although the film accurately depicts the humiliation inflicted upon the confederate States through Congressional (radical) Reconstruction, the film also led to a resurgence of the racist, xenophobic Ku Klux Klan and increased lynching against the descendants of freedmen across the nation.
[restored 6/11/2022] Thanks to Bill Holmes for his contributions to this entry.
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Authority:
Article I of Amendment
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 286.
Cecilia Rasmussen, “Screen Genius D.W. Griffith Applauded, Forgotten,” Los Angeles Times, 25 September 1999, A28-29.
D.W. Griffith’s ‘Birth of A Nation’ Opens, Glorifying the KKK – HISTORY
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/birth-of-a-nation-opens
The Birth of a Nation – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org. wiki/The_Birth_of_a_Nation
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