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The Birth of a Nation (also known as The Clansman), a silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and released in 1915, is one of the most influential and controversial of American motion pictures. Set during and after the American Civil War, the film was based on Thomas Dixon's The Clansman, a novel and play. The Birth of a Nation is noted for its innovative technical and narrative achievements, and its status as the first Hollywood "blockbuster." It has provoked great controversy for its treatment...
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- The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan
- Lincoln's Assassination. The fatal blow that robbed the South of its best friend.
- The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!
- The dawn of a new art!
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