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Independent Lens

PBSDocumentary · 28 seasons

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Season 18

60mE1Best of EnemiesSun, Oct 2
60mE2Meet the PatelsMon, Dec 26
60mE3Best and Most Beautiful ThingsMon, Jan 2
60mE4ContainmentMon, Jan 9
60mE5What Was OursMon, Jan 16
60mE6The WitnessMon, Jan 23
60mE7Birth of a MovementMon, Feb 6
60mE8Accidental CourtesyMon, Feb 13
60mE9TOWERTue, Feb 14
60mE10The Bad KidsMon, Mar 20
60mE11Ovarian PsycosMon, Mar 27
60mE12NewtownMon, Apr 3
60mE13SEED: The Untold StoryMon, Apr 17
60mE14The Last LaughMon, Apr 24
60mE15National BirdMon, May 1
60mE16The Prison in Twelve LandscapesMon, May 8
60mE17Forever PureMon, May 15
60mE18They Call Us MonstersMon, May 22
60mE19Farmer/VeteranMon, May 29
60mE20Real BoyMon, Jun 19

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Independent Lens streams on YouTube TV, PBS, Thirteen, WETA+ and KQED.

How many episodes are in Season 18?

Season 18 has 20 episodes.

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Independent Lens · Season 18 · Episode 7

Birth of a Movement

Monday, February 6 · 60 min

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In 1915, African American newspaper editor and activist William M. Trotter waged a battle against D.W. Griffith’s notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly blockbuster The Birth of a Nation, which unleashed a fight still raging today about race relations and representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. The Birth of a Movement features Spike Lee, Reginald Hudlin, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and DJ

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