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... > social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > black studies > films > the birth of a nation
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > formal education > educational stages > tertiary education > higher education > postsecondary education > black studies > films > the birth of a nation
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > curriculum > subjects of study > social science education > civic education > ethnic studies > black studies > films > the birth of a nation
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > information materials > non book materials > audiovisual media > films > the birth of a nation
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media forms > audiovisual media > films > the birth of a nation
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > information materials > non book materials > audiovisual media > visual media > transparencies > films > the birth of a nation
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media forms > audiovisual media > visual media > transparencies > films > the birth of a nation

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the birth of a nation  

Definition

  • American cinema was in its infancy when David Wark Griffith's epic saga was released in 1915. Based on the novel The Clansman by Thomas Dixon, the film The Birth of a Nation continues to be hailed as a technological masterpiece as well as a triumph of white supremacist ideology. [Source: Encyclopedia of Black Studies; The Birth of a Nation]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SHKQ0L86-H

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