Birth of a Movement

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 6, 2017

Original language

English

Cast

Spike Lee,Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,Danny Glover,Reginald Hudlin

Director

Susan Gray,Bestor Cram

Writer

Dick Lehr,Kwyn Bader

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt6516480