City-Level Data on Screenings of The Birth of a Nation and Societal Outcomes in Post-Civil War U.S.
Creators:
Elena Esposito, Tiziano Rotesi, Alessandro Saia, Mathias Thoenig
Publication Date:
2023/02/02
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Dataset Description:
This dataset contains city-level historical data on the diffusion of The Birth of a Nation film and its impact on societal and political behavior in the U.S. It was used by Elena Esposito, Tiziano Rotesi, Alessandro Saia, and Mathias Thoenig in their 2023 American Economic Review study to analyze how revisionist Civil War narratives influenced national reconciliation and racial discrimination. The data includes screenings, local enlistment rates, media content, and voting behavior indicators.
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