Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover)

The birth of a nation

Label
The birth of a nation
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The birth of a nation
Oclc number
60756779
Runtime
192
Series statement
Alpha video classics
Summary
Recounts the events leading up to and immediately fter the Civil War. Ben Cameron, a brave yet disillusioned Confederate soldier, creates a covert group of impassioned Southerners called the Ku Klux Klan as an answer to the supposed problem of the rise and rule of blacks and carpetbaggers. Bent on revenge, Ben leads his KKK followers in a war to suppress the black threat to white society, ultimately restoring "order" to his beloved South
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
D.W. Griffith's 1915 masterpiece
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