Oscars Venue Removes Statues Honoring the Racist Legacy of Director D.W. Griffith

An Oscars venue is removing statues honoring the legacy of late filmmaker D.W. Griffith. The change was brought about by the new owners of Hollywood & Highland, DJM and Gaw Capital Partners as part of the venue's ongoing $100 million USD makeover.The fiberglass white elephant statues had been a tribute to the Babylonian storyline of D.W. Griffith's 1916 silent drama Intolerance. The film was made as a response to critics of 1915's The Birth of Nation, which was denounced for its racist portrayal...