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The Birth of a Nation, Part 1

The Birth of a Nation is a 1915 three-hour silent film which traces the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction with a sympathetic view … read more

The Birth of a Nation is a 1915 three-hour silent film which traces the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction with a sympathetic view of the southern cause. Based on the novel The Clansman by Thomas Dixon, the film celebrates the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and demeans African Americans by having white actors in blackface and by diminishing their contributions to the Civil War and Reconstruction. Endorsed by President Wilson at the time as "good history", the film has also been heralded as a breakthrough in cinema technique. This is part one of two. close

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The Birth of a Nation, Part 1

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Program ID:
324189-1
Category:
Vignette
Format:
Vignette
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First Aired:
Feb 14, 2015 | 9:32am EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Feb 19, 2015 | 2:21am EST | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

  • Feb 14, 2015 | 9:32am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 14, 2015 | 6:03pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 18, 2015 | 9:02pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 19, 2015 | 2:21am EST | C-SPAN 3

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