Metroblogging Philadelphia
by Marisa McClellan
April 13, 2007

I had to watch Birth of a Nation in a high school social studies class. For those of you not in the know, it is a film by D.W. Griffin that is about the Civil War and the creation of the Ku Klux Klan. It was released in 1915, generated much controvery and made a whole lot of money. It is famous both for it's innovative film techniques and the oppressive and racist perspectives it presents.

Tonight at the Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts, DJ Spooky will perform what he calls a "digital exorcism" of this film (and I do believe it could use it)...