Culture commentator Robert Monroe Jr. joins me to discuss the film, its historical and political content and context, the campaign against the film, and the controversy about its writer, director, and star Nate Parker.

The Birth of a Nation – HD Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i18z1EQCoyg

 

The Birth Of A Nation Cast Discuss The Film | BUILD Series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6ciC2tFA28

 

Gabrielle Union & Birth Cast Defend Nate Parker's Powerful Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG5TWJfz4YQ

 

Gabrielle Union Turns Her Back On The Birth Of A Nation Film & Nate Parker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzLw1_1Pi-Q

 

Anderson Cooper vs Nate Parker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hty2mqIaA0I

 

Nate Parker’s Alleged Sins Won’t Keep Me from Seeing ‘The Birth of a Nation’

For decades, black people have been fed a Disney-fication of our struggle. So, even as a sexual-assault survivor, I am going to see Parker’s film.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/26/nate-parker-s-alleged-sins-won-t-keep-me-from-seeing-the-birth-of-a-nation.html

 

Nat Turner by Kyle Baker

http://www.qualityjollity.com/Nat_Turner.html

 

Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust – Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4PEcVK6gbM

 

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