▁ ▁Morgan ▁and ▁Wilson ▁worked ▁together ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁when , ▁with ▁T rot ter ▁and ▁other ▁activ ists , ▁they ▁led ▁a ▁spir ited ▁but ▁un success ful ▁effort ▁to ▁ban ▁The ▁B irth ▁of ▁a ▁Nation ▁from ▁Boston ▁the aters . ▁The ▁film , ▁which ▁vil ified ▁African ▁Americans ▁and ▁gl or ified ▁the ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan ▁( K K K ), ▁was ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁many ▁protest s ▁in ▁Boston . ▁At ▁one ▁r ally , ▁Morgan ▁demanded ▁the ▁recall ▁of ▁Mayor ▁James ▁Michael ▁Cur ley , ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁ban ▁the ▁film . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁New ▁England ▁experienced ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁anti - C atholic ▁K K K ▁activity ; ▁by ▁al lying ▁with ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁T rot ter ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁film ▁b anned ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁City ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁▁ ▁Morgan ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁Republican ▁Party ▁politics . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁Common ▁Council ▁from ▁the ▁pre domin antly ▁white ▁Ward ▁ 2 , ▁and ▁served ▁two ▁one - year ▁terms . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁American ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁Board ▁of ▁Ald erm en , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁al der man ▁in ▁New ▁England . ▁Following ▁his ▁inaug uration , ▁city ▁business ▁and ▁political ▁leaders ▁held ▁a ▁ban quet ▁in ▁his ▁honor ▁at