BIRTH OF A NATION

a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by DW Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel and play ...

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The Birth of a Nation: Directed by D.W. Griffith. With Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper. The Stoneman family finds its friendship ...

The Birth of a Nation | Cast, Plot, Summary, & Facts | Britannica

Based on the novel The Clansman (1905) by Thomas Dixon, the two-part epic traces the impact of the Civil War on two families: the Stonemans of ...

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The Birth of a Nation: Directed by Nate Parker. With Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley. Nat Turner, a literate slave and ...

Theater, Film, and Video: D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation - PBS

Ultimately, The Birth of a Nation is banned in eight states, prompting Griffith to become an advocate for free speech in film. He does, however, make ...

The Birth of a Nation - Full Movie - (1915) HD - YouTube

Ultimately, the Civil War was about States Rights. In this case, the State's right to own people and treat them as less than human.

The Worst Thing About “Birth of a Nation” Is How Good It Is

The worst thing about “Birth of a Nation” is how good it is. The merits of its grand and enduring aesthetic make it impossible to ignore.

100 Years Later, What's The Legacy Of 'Birth Of A Nation'? - NPR

The Birth of a Nation is three hours of racist propaganda — starting with the Civil War and ending with the Ku Klux Klan riding in to save the ...

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It is based on the story of Nat Turner, the enslaved man who led a slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1831.

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On Blu-ray and DVD January 10 Set against the antebellum South, THE BIRTH OF A NATION follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and ...

The Birth of a Nation - Library of Congress

When. Woodrow Wilson famously declared that “The Birth of a. Nation” was “like history written with lightning,” he cap- tured something essential about ...

How 'The Birth of a Nation' Revived the Ku Klux Klan | HISTORY

DW Griffith's controversial epic 1915 film about the Civil War and Reconstruction depicted the Ku Klux Klan as valiant saviors of a post-war South.

The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow . Jim Crow Stories . The Birth of a ...

On the evening of March 21, 1915, President Woodrow Wilson attended a special screening at the White House of THE BIRTH OF A NATION, a film directed by D.W. ...

The Birth of a Nation movie review (1915) | Roger Ebert

'Birth of a Nation' has long been one of the embarrassments of film scholarship. It can't be ignored...and yet it was regarded as outrageously racist.

The Birth of a Nation (2016) | Rotten Tomatoes

On Aug. 21, 1831, Turner's quest for justice and freedom leads to a violent and historic rebellion in Southampton County.

D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation 100 Years Later - Time

The most popular and notorious film of the silent era reaches its centenary with its cinematic splendor and racial notoriety intact.

Birth of a Nation, the NAACP, and Civil Rights | NEH-Edsitement

The film's treatment of the Civil War and Reconstruction and of the African Americans who had been freed from slavery proved highly controversial.

The Birth of a Nation: The most racist movie ever made? - BBC

The film is as confounding as ever, both brilliant and repugnant. Groundbreaking in its use of innovative cinematic techniques, it remains tainted by its ...

The Birth of a Nation (1915) - Virginia Center for Civil War Studies

98%. Rotten Tomatoes. The Birth of a Nation was written, directed, and produced by D.W. Griffith. It is based on Thomas Dixon Jr.'s novel, The Clansman. The ...

A new 'Birth of a Nation' dredges up the complicated, ugly legacy of ...

The 1915 silent film heralded the future of cinema, but its abhorrent depiction of African Americans and celebration of the Ku Klux Klan reawakened virulent ...