Racist depiction - 1860s A white man is shot after a fight in a saloon with African American men, portrayed in blackface
BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) segment. 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 #:
876406690
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:
00:01:12:09
Location:
United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Source:
Archive Films Editorial
Object name:
boan093_103117.mov
- Wild West,
- Fighting,
- Saloon,
- Bar - Drink Establishment,
- Western - Film Genre,
- Aggression,
- Archival,
- Punching,
- African Ethnicity,
- African-American Ethnicity,
- Blackface,
- Film - Moving Image,
- Gun,
- Poverty,
- Racism,
- Silent Film,
- USA,
- White People,
- 1860-1869,
- 1910-1919,
- 1915,
- Adult,
- Anger,
- Arts Culture and Entertainment,
- Black And White,
- Breaking,
- Bullet,
- Chair,
- Dead,
- Death,
- Escaping,
- HD Format,
- Hitting,
- Killing,
- Men,
- New Life,
- Period Costume,
- Play Fight,
- Racial Stereotypes,
- Real Time - Footage,
- Shooting a Weapon,
- Stereotypical,
- Street,
- The Birth of a Nation - 1915 Film,
- Throwing,
- Window,