Racist depiction - 1860s Union soldiers loot houses and shoot dissenters
BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) segment - fictionalized racist depiction of Union soldiers looting houses and shoot dissenters, some actors in blackface. Please note: images depicting historical events may contain themes, or have descriptions, that do not reflect current understanding. They are provided in a historical context.
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Credit:
Editorial #:
876453350
Collection:
Archive Films: Editorial
Date created:
01 January, 1915
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Licence type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:00:26:10
Location:
United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Source:
Archive Films Editorial
Object name:
boan042_103117.mov
- Union Army,
- Racism,
- The Birth of a Nation - 1915 Film,
- American Civil War,
- Looting,
- South,
- USA,
- 1860-1869,
- 1910-1919,
- 1915,
- Actor,
- Adult,
- Archival,
- Army Soldier,
- Arts Culture and Entertainment,
- Black And White,
- Child,
- Civil War,
- Defending,
- Distraught,
- Family,
- Fear,
- Film - Moving Image,
- Gun,
- HD Format,
- House,
- Huddle,
- Killing,
- Men,
- Patriotism,
- Period Costume,
- Real Time - Footage,
- Representing,
- Shock,
- Shooting a Weapon,
- Silent Film,
- Stealing - Crime,
- Violence,
- War,
- Women,