Commemoration of the American Civil War played by Taran Killam. News publication "The Week" mocked the retraction and remarked that it "[wa]sn't the most consequential apology, nor the most belated." The article proceeded to list other belated apologies, including a June 18, 2009 U.S. Senate resolution passed to apologize for the institution of slavery and segregation. Hollywood's take on the war has been especially influential in shaping public memory, as seen in such film "classics" as "Birth of a Nation" (1915), "Gone with the Wind" (1939), and "Lincoln (2012)". Commemoration of the American Civil War The commemoration of the American Civil War is based on the
Jesse James (1939 film) Jesse James (1939 film) Jesse James is a 1939 American western film directed by Henry King and starring Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly and Randolph Scott. Written by Nunnally Johnson, the film is loosely based on the life of Jesse James, the notorious outlaw from whom the film derives its name. It is "notorious for its historical inaccuracy." The supporting cast features Henry Hull, John Carradine, Brian Donlevy, Jane Darwell and Lon Chaney, Jr.. The American Humane Association began to oversee filmmaking after a horse died when it was driven off a cliff on set. A railroad representative named