Social Issues in Early Cinema

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Across
  1. 2. Richard Hofstadter book that criticizes Progressive historical interpretation
  2. 5. A cultural movement of the early 20th century defined by aspirations for reform and social change
  3. 8. Declared NOT the inventor of the moving picture by the DC Court of Appeals in 1912
  4. 9. DW Griffith film that depicts a rising cost of living resulting from unethical business practices
  5. 11. Novel adapted into DW Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation"
  6. 12. Oscar Micheaux counter-film to "The Birth of a Nation"
  7. 13. DW Griffith film which bolsters the effectiveness of resettlement programs to confront issues of urban congestion
Down
  1. 1. DW Griffith film that depicts a distorted, racist romanticization of the American South before and after emancipation.
  2. 3. "the first black indie filmmaker" whose films depicted deeper and more nuanced black characters
  3. 4. Co-founder of the NAACP
  4. 6. "The Song of the ____"; poem illustrating the demoralizing nature of menial labor
  5. 7. Revolutionary filmmaker who expanded the potential of editing to be able to show multiple events within a single shot
  6. 10. Ashley Miller film in which a cruel twist of situational irony expose a merciless factory owner of his wrongdoing