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What was the public response to Woodrow Wilson's supposed remarks about the movie, such as it's historical accuracy or that the Union attacked the confederacy, rather than defended the Union? Did his reported remarks receive a great deal of lashback from the public? - AJ L. | What was the public response to Woodrow Wilson's supposed remarks about the movie, such as it's historical accuracy or that the Union attacked the confederacy, rather than defended the Union? Did his reported remarks receive a great deal of lashback from the public? - AJ L. | ||
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| + | Birth of a Nation has been a highly debated and criticized film because of it's highly inaccurate depiction of history and blacks in general. The fact that those in charge of the film "researched" all the material and it was supposedly historically accurate have not helped its case at all. Has this film, among other things, helped contribute to a more standardized approach among historian in using scholarly research, and conversly did it open the road, right in the beginning of film making, for movies to be historically inaccurate? - AJ L | ||
