Racist depiction - 1860s Ku Klux Klan lynch an African American man, throw his body on a politician's doorstep
BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) segment - fictionalized racist depiction - members of the Ku Klux Klan lynch an African American man accused of rape - portrayed by actor in blackface - and throw his body on a politician's doorstep. 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.
PURCHASE A LICENCE
Get personalised pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset.
DETAILS
Credit:
Editorial #:
876414168
Collection:
Archive Films: Editorial
Date created:
01 January, 1915
Upload date:
Licence type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:01:12:01
Location:
United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Source:
Archive Films Editorial
Object name:
boan094_103117.mov
- Ku Klux Klan,
- The Birth of a Nation - 1915 Film,
- Archival,
- Lynching,
- African Ethnicity,
- Men,
- Violence,
- Black And White,
- Blackface,
- Killing,
- Sexual Assault,
- Sign,
- South,
- Women,
- African-American Ethnicity,
- Pursuit - Concept,
- USA,
- White People,
- 1860-1869,
- 1870-1879,
- 1910-1919,
- 1915,
- Actor,
- Adult,
- Aggression,
- Animal,
- Arts Culture and Entertainment,
- Burning,
- Ceremonial Robe,
- Ceremony,
- Congregation,
- Cruel,
- Dead,
- Dead Person,
- Death,
- Defendant,
- Disguise,
- Doorstep,
- Dragging,
- Falling,
- Fear,
- Film - Moving Image,
- Funeral,
- Guilty,
- HD Format,
- Horse,
- House,
- Judgement,
- Kidnapping,
- Label,
- Law,
- Lieutenant Governor,
- Mask - Disguise,
- Murderer,
- People,
- Period Costume,
- Politician,
- Racial Stereotypes,
- Racism,
- Real Time - Footage,
- Religious Cross,
- Representing,
- Sheet - Bedding,
- Silent Film,
- Stereotypical,
- Terrorism,
- Threats,
- Throwing,
- Uniform,
- Veranda,