Los Angeles August 9th
The screening of
"Birth of a Nation”, considered by many, more Ku Klux Klan recruitment film than 1915 silent movie classic was cancelled today. Activists groups including the Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People and the International Action Center persuaded Charlie Lustman, owner of the “Silent Movie Theater” on Fairfax Ave. to drop the film rather than offend an outraged community.
Civil Rights groups set up in front of the movie house to voice opposition and greet movie fans. D.W. Griffith's flick lifted from a KKK propaganda piece entitled "Clansman" caused an increase in hate crimes against blacks after its debut and continues to spark controversy.
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