The Birth of a Nation

Author: D.W. Griffith

The Birth of a Nation is not a book but a 1915 silent film directed by D.W. Griffith, which is based on the novel 'The Clansman' by Thomas Dixon Jr. The film is infamous for its portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan as heroic figures during the Reconstruction era, and it has been criticized for its racist depictions of African Americans.

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