Birth Of A Movement

The Fight to Ban a Controversial Film

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, that still rages today about race relations, media representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood.

Nominated for an Image Award for Outstanding Television Documentary.