D.W. Griffith

KKK Revived at Stone Mountain Cross Burning: Simmons Coordinates with Birth of a Nation Premiere

1915-11-25 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

William J. Simmons, a preacher and promoter of fraternal orders, led a group up Stone Mountain outside Atlanta and burned a large cross, marking the official rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan and beginning a new era of organized white supremacist terrorism. Simmons carefully coordinated the KKK revival …

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Birth of a Nation Premieres in Los Angeles: Groundbreaking Film Glorifies KKK, Depicts Black Americans as Evil

1915-02-08 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

D.W. Griffith’s silent film “The Birth of a Nation” premiered in Los Angeles, becoming the longest and most profitable film produced to that date while securing the future of feature-length films and establishing cinema as a serious artistic medium. With assistance from …

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