The Symbol of the Unconquered

The Symbol of the Unconquered

Oscar Micheaux • United States • 1920

Micheaux's response to BIRTH OF A NATION.

A response, of sorts, to D.W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation. In Oscar Micheaux’s rendition, the Klan (here renamed the Knights of the Black Cross) is not an organization devoted to racial purity, but a gang of common thieves using violence and intimidation to steal a prospector’s valuable property.

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The Symbol of the Unconquered
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    The Symbol of the Unconquered

    The Symbol of the Unconquered

    Oscar Micheaux • United States • 1920

    Oscar Micheaux's response to BIRTH OF A NATION.

    A response, of sorts, to D.W. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation. In Oscar Micheaux’s rendition, the Klan (here renamed the Knights of the Black Cross) is not an organization devoted to racial purity, but a gang...

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