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In this talk, Louis Menard discusses movie censorship, starting with "The Birth of a Nation" and ending with "The Miracle," dealing with both the history of the movies and the constitutional issues. Presenting is Harvard professor Louis Menand, whose 2001 book "Metaphysical Club" won the Francis Parkman Prize from the Association of American Historians and the Pulitzer Prize for History. This lecture was originally presented on November 6, 2003.
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In this talk, Louis Menard discusses movie censorship, starting with "The Birth of a Nation" and ending with "The Miracle," dealing with both the history of the movies and the constitutional issues. Presenting is Harvard professor Louis Menand, whose 2001 book "Metaphysical Club" won the Francis Parkman Prize from the Association of American Historians and the Pulitzer Prize for History. This lecture was originally presented on November 6, 2003.
YouTube’s use policies allow Google to monetize YouTube content through advertising or through charging user fees without payment or compensation to the channel owner.
