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1. On the evening of March 21, 1915, President Woodrow Wilson attended a special screening at the WH

Mon Feb 3, 2014, 05:33 PM

Feb 2014

After seeing the film, an enthusiastic Wilson reportedly remarked: "It is like writing history with lightning, and my only regret is that it is all so terribly true."

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The one verifiable quote by Woodrow Wilson about "Birth of a Nation" [View all] Recursion Feb 2014 OP

The only source for that quote is the movie's producer Recursion Feb 2014 #2

Point taken. no_hypocrisy Feb 2014 #3

Birth of a Nation - now there's a film to talk about el_bryanto Feb 2014 #4

Similar edhopper Feb 2014 #5

My mother loved it - I never could get into it myself. el_bryanto Feb 2014 #6

"Gone With The Wind" edhopper Feb 2014 #7

Why don't you read the book. That way, you might get it. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #9

I'm more likely to read "The Wind Done Gone" el_bryanto Feb 2014 #11

And that's exactly why there are so many things you don't, and likely, Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #12

So I'm really missing out by not getting Gone With the Wind? el_bryanto Feb 2014 #13

It's not Gone With the Wind specifically, it's your incurious nature. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #15

You don't really know me at all el_bryanto Feb 2014 #17

Oh? Well that's interesting. I'm always interested in self improvment el_bryanto Feb 2014 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #22

Well, there you go. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #23

It's not an argument at all. I thought that that was clear. My mistake. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #26

To what purpose? n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #8

I was a bit surprised about that quote steve2470 Feb 2014 #10

And thus the explanation... Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #14

hm didn't know about the bewilderment, thank you ! nt steve2470 Feb 2014 #16

Wilson was a notorious racist. former9thward Feb 2014 #25