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The Birth of a Nation (1915) - 4 trivia entries

Directed by D.W. Griffith, starring Henry B. Walthall, Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Mary Alden, Miriam Cooper, Ralph Lewis (add more)

Genres: Drama, History, Romance, War, Western

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It was the first film to be viewed in the White House.

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The film was a favorite of President Woodrow Wilson, a Southerner who was alleged to be a racist, evident through his purging of blacks working in the federal government during the first presidential term.

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It has been reported that the positive depiction of the Klu Klux Klan in the film was responsible for its rebirth in 1915. Unlike the Klan that existed during Reconstruction (which is mostly anti-black and anti-Northern), the "Second Klan" (which survives today) is white supremist, anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic, and anti-homosexual.

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Because of the racist themes of the film, it was banned in many American cities, including Los Angeles. The film premiered in Hollywood before it was banned.

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