"The Birth of a Nation" and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s: A Teaching Strategy.

Hoffman, Paul Dennis

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ERIC Number: EJ338239

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Publication Date: 1986

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"The Birth of a Nation" and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s: A Teaching Strategy.

Hoffman, Paul Dennis

OAH Magazine of History, v2 n1 p37-39 Sum 1986

Provides a brief biography of D. W. Griffith, the producer of "Birth of a Nation." Includes a synthesis of reviews of this classic film and suggestions for using the recently released, inexpensive videotaped version in the secondary social studies classroom. (JDH)

Descriptors: Civil Rights, Civil War (United States), Democratic Values, Films, Political Attitudes, Racial Segregation, Secondary Education, Social Change, Social Values, United States History, Voting Rights

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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