Answer: “Birth of a Nation”—D. W. Griffith’s disgustingly racist yet titanically original 1915 feature—back to the fore. The movie, set mainly in a South Carolina town before and after the Civil War, depicts slavery in a halcyon light, presents blacks as good for little but subservient labor, and shows them, during Reconstruction, to have been goaded by the Radical Republicans into asserting an abusive dominion over Southern whites. It depicts freedmen as interested, above all, in intermarriage, indulging in legally sanctioned excess and vengeful violence mainly to coerce white women into sexual relations. It shows Southern whites forming the Ku Klux Klan to defend themselves against such abominations and to spur the “Aryan” cause overall. The movie asserts that the white-sheet-clad death squad served justice summarily and that, by denying blacks the right to vote and keeping them generally apart and subordinate, it restored order and civilization to the South.
“Birth of a Nation,” which runs more than three hours, was sold as a sensation and became one; it was shown at gala screenings, with expensive tickets. It was also the subject of protest by civil-rights organizations and critiques by clergymen and editorialists, and for good reason: “Birth of a Nation” proved horrifically effective at sparking violence against blacks in many cities. Given these circumstances, it’s hard to understand why Griffith’s film merits anything but a place in the dustbin of history, as an abomination worthy solely of autopsy in the study of social and aesthetic pathology.
Answer:
1.A strong unified British
Empire is good for all
2. Colonist are British subjects
and should obey British law
3. Taxes are due to pay for the
French & Indian War which
was fought to protect the
colonies
4.American colonies would be
weak without Britain
5. Colonies profit from trade
with England
6. Colonies profit from trade
with England
7. Colonies are too far way
from England to have
representation in Parliament,
itʼs just not practical
Explanation:
They are my top 7 reasons to put into writings
In my opinion, I don’t think that the KKK should be allowed to exist because they are so cruel. They frightened and physically hurt black people. The KKK didn't want black people to have equal rights. They have used intimidation, violence, and murder to maintain white supremacy in Southern government and social life.
Answer:
This is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence
Explanation: