In 1915 D.W Griffith realsed the film, “The Birth of a Nation”.  Back around the 1900s, we have movies such as Birth of a Nation which depicted black people as a sort of sub-human. This reinforced g

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Harlem Renaissance and Civil Rights Movement

Though it didn't completely end the prevalent racism and stereotypes in Hollywood films, these social-political movements helped lay the groundwork for the big shift in representation in screen entertainment

What are ways we can minimize poor depictions of distinct cultural groups and increase the diversity in character selection?

If they show understanding and respect for the complexity of a black person experiences then I believe they should be allowed. (Expand)

Is there a media change correlating to a mindset change?

Collectively Socially accepted, Rooted from slavery, the Consequence.

As a consequence of slavery black people were already presumed to be the bottom of social status which gradually created deep prejudice in people's thinking. The creators of films, laws, teachers, held these racist beliefs and therefore embedded racist themes in their creations. This led to films, laws, and generally most institutions at the time to be founded on flawed principles which in turn normalized the historically racist milieu of the 1900's. So where did the change in representation begin?