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Question: Citing and quoting from Eric Niderost's excerpted chapter "Silent Cinema as Historical Mythmaker: The Birth of a Nation" in chapter 2 of Hollywood's America (click link to library's ebook), around pages 42-50, respond to both questions:
What inspired D.W. Griffith to make The Birth of a Nation? Specifically, what source material did he use, and what personal or biographical history and memories did he draw from?
What historical message or narrative was Griffith presenting to the American public about the Civil War and Reconstruction?
For historical background and context, review some of the readings and videos from the Film & Podcast: Birth of a Nation & KKK (v2.0) submodule, incl. OpenStax US History ch. 24.2 and the excerpted Chapter 4, "The New and Good Thing in the World" from Jon Meacham's The Soul of America (click link to library's ebook). Next, listen to the linked podcasts 100 Years Later, What's The Legacy Of 'Birth Of A Nation'? on NPR's All Things Considered (approx. 8 min.) and The Second Coming of the KKK in the 1920s on the In The Past Lane podcast (discussion of the film begins around the 00:09:10 mark, but for the purposes of this response you should start around the 00:07:20 mark and listen to about 00:10:07). Then answer the following:
Citing (include minutes) the All Things Considered podcast, What was it in the film that Black Americans found so "grotesque"?
Citing the In The Past Lane podcast, What was the "key part" of the film that tapped into racial fears among White Americans, including in the North?
Citing either podcast (or both), How was the film received by White America? Why was it so popular and appealing?
Again, for help on citing a podcast, refer to question 13 in the Citation Quiz, as well as the "Time-based media sources" section of the Online Writing Lab.
Having read about the film and seen some of the clips in the Submodule on this topic, how would you feel about the film's screening today, whether in class or in a theater, even if it was screened for educational/historical purposes? (This is personal reflection, so no need to cite from the texts for this last response.)
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