- Why did the NAACP, which had a record of defending First Amendment rights of free expression, urge officials to prohibit the showing of the film and/or delete certain scenes?
- Why were local and state governments reluctant to censor Birth of a Nation?
- What do these documents reveal about the NAACP as an organization?
- What do these documents reveal about the nature, extent, and acceptance of racism at this point in American history?
- Was the NAACP justified in trying to censor Birth of a Nation?
Birth of a Nation: Sources 1,2, 4
Birth of a Nation Source 3
Birth of A Nation Clips and Slides
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