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The Birth of a Nation |
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| A poster for the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation depicts the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The film, directed by D. W. Griffith, portrays the rise of the Ku Klux Klan during the era of Reconstruction. While the film’s racial content sparked protests and riots, its technical innovations established it as one of the most important films ever made. Griffith’s dramatic editing and creative camerawork demonstrated the power that motion pictures could have on American audiences. | ||||||
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| Motion Pictures, History of; The Birth of a Nation; Griffith, D(avid) W(ark) | ||||||
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