Please go to youtube and search “what is birth of a nation(1915)” by Jack Tucker. It is a 16:26 minute video and from that video identify three reasons why the film was so successful and five reasons as to why it was inaccurate. Be careful; a reason for the film’s success is not that it was regarded as a “masterpiece” – what made it a masterpiece? As for the inaccuracies, be specific; the film is clearly “racist,” but how are racist views presented by promoting inaccurate depictions of African-Americans or even white people?

Please go to youtube and search “what is birth of a nation(1915)” by Jack Tucker. It is a 16:26 minute video and from that video identify three reasons why the film was so successful and five reasons as to why it was inaccurate. Be careful; a reason for the film’s success is not that it was regarded as a “masterpiece” – what made it a masterpiece? As for the inaccuracies, be specific; the film is clearly “racist,” but how are racist views presented by promoting inaccurate depictions of African-Americans or even white people?