This article was written by Terry Lindvall of Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Virginia. Lindvall is a Professor of Communication and Religious Studies, and also served as the former President at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. One of the earliest racial controversies to hit Norfolk, known as the City of Vice at the turn […]
The Problems—and Possibilities—for “Celebrating” Birth of a Nation at 100
This article was written by Arthur Knight. Knight is an Associate Professor of American Studies and English at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Anniversaries are important. When an anniversary crosses the magical threshold from double to triple digits, when ninety-nine flips to 100, an anniversary takes on added importance. When an […]
Welcome to the last 18 months of my life… Part 1
uhm, I mean “Welcome to the launch of the Birth of an Answer website!” As we work toward our September 18 event, we will be updating this blog on a weekly basis with short posts on the history of African American creative resistance to films like Birth of a Nation as well as the Hampton Roads response to […]