Auditorium Theatre After Construction

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This file appears in: NAACP Protests Birth of a Nation
Auditorium Theatre After Construction

The Auditorium Theatre, 1890. “Birth of a Nation” was shown here in July 1916. The building was demolished in 1934.

This file appears in: NAACP Protests Birth of a Nation

By Caroline Schwartz
In 1915, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was a fledgling organization fighting for racial equality in the United States. The release of Birth of a Nation that year galvanized the young organization. The film…