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D. W. Griffith's The birth of a nation : a history of "the most controversial motion picture of all time" / Melvyn Stokes

Premiere in Los Angeles -- Thomas Dixon, Jr. -- David Wark Griffith -- Making The birth of a nation -- Transforming the American movie audience -- Fighting a vicious film -- Griffith's view of history ...
Westword

Sounds of Silence

For me, silent films usually conjure images of mustache-twirling evil-doers, jazz-age slapstick or, more chillingly, D.W. Griffith’s groundbreaking yet racist opus, The Birth of a Nation. Griffith ...
Post-Bulletin

Controversial 'Birth of a Nation' brings divided feelings to 1916 Rochester

While “The Birth of a Nation,” one of the most controversial films of the 20th century, was the talk of the town in 1916 in Rochester, at least one sober voice tried to connect movie-goers with ...
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Souvenir program for The Birth of a Nation

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