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The quotes in the Wiki page are modern, not from the time of the release. It was controversial at release, but not so much that there wasn't a White House scree
by WillPostForFood 2y ago
The quotes in the Wiki page are modern, not from the time of the release. It was controversial at release, but not so much that there wasn't a White House screening.
It was the first motion picture to be screened inside the White House, viewed there by President Woodrow Wilson, his family, and members of his cabinet.
- notahacker 2y agoI'm not sure the fact that his film glorifying the Ku Kux Klan was watched by a president also noted for being racist even by the standards of his time (who later condemned the film and claimed to have been unaware of its contents) somehow innoculates it against charges of racism
- Finnucane 2y agoThe movie's title cards include pro-Klan statements from Woodrow Wilson.