Reel Racism

Reel Racism: Birth of a Divided Nation For more than a century, D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation has haunted American culture. It didn't just tell a story—it rewrote history, cementing myths of white supremacy and portraying racial terror as national salvation. The film poisoned imaginations for generations, and its lies still echo in classrooms, courthouses, and politics today. This book takes the mask off those lies. It confronts the deliberate erasure of Africa's great civilizations, the distortion of Reconstruction, and the cultural gaslighting that declared Black people had no history worth remembering. It shows how racism survives not only in systems, but in stories—stories told in textbooks, films, and everyday language. But Reel Racism is more than critique. It's a roadmap for repair. From education reform to economic justice, from reclaiming art and media to building coalitions in daily life, the book lays out structural, cultural, and personal solutions. It insists that racism was engineered, brick by brick—and therefore can be dismantled the same way. Grounded in history, psychology, and lived truth, Reel Racism calls on readers to replace the fantasy Griffith projected with a new narrative: one of solidarity, resilience, and justice. If you've ever wondered how lies become history—and how truth can take its place—this book is your guide.