Birth of a Movement [440190] Released: 2017-02-06 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 57 mins Popularity: 0.3235 Vote Average: 6.4 Vote Count: 5 Overview: In 1915, Boston-based African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith’s technically groundbreaking but notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly The Birth of a Nation, unleashing a fight that still rages today about race relations, media representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Birth of a Movement, based on Dick Lehr's book The Birth of a Movement: How Birth of a Nation Ignited the Battle for Civil Rights, captures the backdrop to this prescient clash between human rights, freedom of speech, and a changing media landscape. Cast [4] Danny GloverNarrator Spike LeeSelf Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Self Reginald HudlinSelf Trailers Independent Lens | Birth of a Movement | Trailer | PBS