The 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 ...

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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 ...

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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 | 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 ...

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.

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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 ...

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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.

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

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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.

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 ...

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.

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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. ...

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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

Released on the 50th anniversary of the last full month of the Civil War, Griffith's monument became a groundbreaking popular, technical and critical success.

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: 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 ...

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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.