CSPAN3 The Birth Of A Nation At 100 December 20, 2015
Hello. Im chris wilson, director of experience in Program Design here at the museum. On behalf of the Smithsonian Institution and our partner at the humanities, i would like you to be welcomed to the history forum. When we first decided to launch the History Film Forum, and to examine the state of narrative and documentary film as public history two years ago, we knew we wanted to consider the birth of a nation, especially this year as the controversial and monumental film turns 100. As perhaps the best example of the power of film to affect the publics understanding or misunderstanding of his...
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