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      • The Birth of a Nation, about the 1831 uprising of a slave community in the American south, is a fiery account of a rebellion against injustice and oppression. Based on a true story, the film offers an unflinching look at the brutal event.
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  2. The Birth of a Nation, originally called The Clansman, [5] is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr. 's 1905 novel and play The Clansman .

  3. Jan 22, 2010 · 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 North and the Camerons of the South, each on separate sides of the conflict.

  4. Oct 9, 2024 · Released in 1915, The Birth of a Nation was initially titled The Clansman, but Griffith changed the title to reflect the broader theme of the nation’s “birth” after the Civil War, presenting the reunion of North and South as a heroic achievement. The American Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, was marked by numerous bloody battles that ...

  5. Oct 9, 2016 · Based on a true story, the film offers an unflinching look at the brutal event. First-time filmmaker Nate Parker reclaims the film title “The Birth of a Nation,” from D.W. Griffith's 1915 pro...

  6. Feb 8, 2015 · 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 South from black rule during the Reconstruction era.

  7. Mar 14, 2016 · The three-hour silent film The Birth of a Nation did “incalculable harm” to Black Americans by creating a justification for prejudice, racism, and discrimination for decades to follow.

  8. Mar 3, 2015 · That racist realm, not the restored United States, is the true Nation of the film’s title: the land of lynchings, voter suppression and second-class citizenship for Southern blacks.

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