W.M. Trotter, founder and editor-in-chief of The Guardian, leads the battle against “The Birth of a Nation” in Boston.
Learn how D.W. Griffith’s 1915 The Birth of a Nation unleashed a battle still waging today about race relations and representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Featuring Spike Lee, Reginald Hudlin, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and others.
Independent Lens: Birth of a Movement, Monday at 10 p.m. on PBS 6.
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