The Shadow of Hate
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Shadow of Hate |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1995 |
| length | 40 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Charles Guggenheim |
| script | Charles Guggenheim |
| production |
Kary Antholis
, Tia Lessin |
| cut | Catherine Shields |
| occupation | |
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The Shadow of Hate is an American documentary - short film by director Charles Guggenheim in 1995. The predominantly black and white film held illuminates the history of American racism from its beginnings to the present. The film was nominated for an Oscar for best documentary short film at the 1996 Academy Awards.
action
Based on a demonstration by the Ku Klux Klan , speaker Julian Bond guides us through a history of racism in the United States beginning with slavery in the colonies . Among other things, archive images of the American Know-Nothing Party , the expulsion of the Indians and the exploitation of Chinese workers for railway construction are shown . The pictures are accompanied by quotations from specialist literature and reports from experiences that have been read aloud.
In the 20th century, racism was initially evidenced by moving images and photographs showing the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during the Pacific War . It also shows the individual fate of Felix Z. Longoria Jr. , a Mexican who voluntarily served after the attacks on Pearl Harbor , who was killed and who was initially refused a proper burial.
James Cameron then tells how he escaped an attempted lynching by an angry mob while his friends Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith were hanged. The following is a description of the case of Leo Frank , who was lynched when an underage factory worker was murdered in his factory. This is followed by an illustration of how Theodore G. Bilbo is making a career through his racist politics, underlaid by quotes from him. Henry Ford's racism and anti-Semitism are also discussed.
The current situation is presented with a comparison of KKK leader David Duke and the anti-Semitism of the Nation of Islam activist Louis Farrakhan . The film ends with quotes from Abraham Lincoln and Bill Clinton calling for tolerance.
background
The Shadow of Hate was a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center and was realized by Charles Guggenheim using historical images, film material and audio recordings that were as timely as possible.
The film was nominated for an Oscar for "Best Documentary Short" at the 1996 Academy Awards, but lost to One Survivor Remembers .
Web links
- The Shadow of Hate in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ FILM - "The Shadow of Hate". American Friends Service Committee, accessed January 2, 2020 .