October 22, 2025
In 1917 German-Jewish American Robert Goldstein produced The Spirit of ’76, a movie about the Revolutionary War. The film depicted war crimes committed by British soldiers. Since the U.K. was an ally to the U.S. during World War I, this was seen as pro-German propaganda. Goldstein was convicted of treason and sentenced to 10 years in federal prison (later commuted to 3).
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