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How did some Southern whites respond to the movie Birth of a Nation?
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∙ 12y ago
They joined the Ku Klux Klan.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoAt the time of it's release, "Birth of a Nation" (1915) was very popular. It's estimated budget was $110,000. It grossed $3,000,000 at the box office. It was the first film to be shown in the White House. Most white people in the South at that time probably thought it was a great film.
The NAACP tried to have it banned, but failed.
This film is credited with inspiring African-Americans to begin making their own films so as to show positive images of their people.
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∙ 8y agothey were ashamed and embarrassed, some were insulted and thought the movie was nothing but a bunch of lies.
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How did some southern whites respond to the movie birth of nation?
they were ashamed and embarrassed, some were insulted and thought the movie was nothing but a bunch of lies.
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