(the) Birth of a Nation

(the) Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation [The Birth of a Nation]
a US silent film (1915) by D W Griffith. It tells the story of the American Civil War and the period of Reconstruction after it. Although it was a great success and influenced later films, it made the ↑Ku Klux Klan seem good, and there was violence in several US cities when it was shown.

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