D W Griffith

Overveiw

• He was criticized about how the movie was incredibly racist.
• Riots and protests broke out.

The movie the birth of a nation by D W Griffith affected the American society both positively and negatively.

positive Effects

• it made more than 50,000,000 dollars.
• it was the first full length movie.
• people were excited to see it.

Negative effects

• it was racist and offensive to people.
• Some cities banned the movie from being played.
• He had to cut out some of the bad parts in the movie.

Citations

• "D. W. Griffith Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2014.
• "Birth of a Nation Opens." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 18 Mar. 2014.
• PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2014.
• "The Birth of a Nation." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2014