Reel History is a regular series on YouTube discussing how history is portrayed by Hollywood. In this episode Reconstruction in the Movies National Park Ranger Rich Condon discusses how Reconstruction is described in a number of films, including two of the biggest films of their eras, Birth of a Nation and Gone with the Wind. Free State of Jones and upcoming releases are also discussed. The interviewer is Jared Frederick.
Here is the video:
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