Title The birth of a nation

Published [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 192 min.) ; silent, black and white Summary A profoundly influential and controversial film, this is the epic story of two families, one northern and one southern, during and after the Civil War. D.W. Griffith's masterful direction combines brilliant battle scenes and tender romance with a vicious portrayal of African-Americans. It energized the NAACP and also inspired African-Americans to move into filmmaking as a way to offer alternative images and stories Notes Title from title frames Event Originally produced by Kino Lorber Edu in 1915 Subject Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) -- Drama SUBJECT Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) fast (OCoLC)fst00545624 Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915) Birth of a nation (Motion picture : 1915) fast (OCoLC)fst01356912 Subject African Americans -- Drama African Americans. SUBJECT United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Drama Subject United States. Genre/Form Drama. History. Silent films. Silent films. Films muets. Form Streaming video Author Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948, director.

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