The Birth of a Nation

  • The Birth of a Nation: D.W. Griffith, Director
    The Birth of a Nation: D.W. Griffith, Director
    By Robert Lang, D. W. Griffith

    The birth of a nation follows the lives of two white families divided by, and enduring, the American Civil War, and includes elaborate cameos of historical events such as the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

  • The Birth of a Nation: D.W. Griffith, Director
    The Birth of a Nation: D.W. Griffith, Director
    By Robert Lang

    Samuel Brody , writing in the Daily Worker , criticized Experimental Cinema for printing the tribute , since Experimental Cinema had disagreed with Potamkin's aesthetics . Brody wrote that in the previous three years divergent roads had ...

  • The Birth of a Nation: Nat Turner and the Making of a Movement
    The Birth of a Nation: Nat Turner and the Making of a Movement
    By Nate Parker

    Beautifully illustrated with stills from the movie and original illustrations, the book also features an essay by writer/director, Nate Parker, contributions by members of the cast and crew, and commentary by educator Brian Favors and ...

  • The Birth of a Nation: How a Legendary Filmmaker and a Crusading Editor Reignited America's Civil War
    The Birth of a Nation: How a Legendary Filmmaker and a Crusading Editor Reignited America's Civil War
    By Dick Lehr

    This is the fiery story of a revolutionary moment for mass media and the nascent civil rights movement, and the men clashing over the cultural and political soul of a still-young America standing at the cusp of its greatest days.

  • The Birth of a Nation: The Cinematic Past in the Present
    The Birth of a Nation: The Cinematic Past in the Present
    By Michael T. Martin

    This work challenges the idea the U.S. has moved beyond racial problems and highlights the role of film and representation in the continued struggle for equality.

  • The Birth of a Nation
    The Birth of a Nation
    By Paul McEwan

    Assessing its contribution as an art form, while directly grappling with the complexity of the art-or-racism debate, Paul McEwan shows how The Birth of a Nation has had a central role in the development of film and Film Studies worldwide.

  • The Birth of a Nation: The Early Years of the United States
    By Harold Faber, Doris Faber

    Examines the important events and figures involved in the first few years of the new American nation, from the organization of the first federal government to the election of John Adams as the second president.

  • The Birth of a Nation
    The Birth of a Nation
    By Paul McEwan

    Assessing its contribution as an art form, while directly grappling with the complexity of the art-or-racism debate, Paul McEwan shows how The Birth of a Nation has had a central role in the development of film and Film Studies worldwide.

  • The Birth of a Nation: A Formal Shot-by-shot Analysis Together with Microfiche
    The Birth of a Nation: A Formal Shot-by-shot Analysis Together with Microfiche
    By John Cuniberti

    The Birth of a Nation: A Formal Shot-by-shot Analysis Together with Microfiche

  • The Birth of a Nation: Nat Turner and the Making of a Movement
    The Birth of a Nation: Nat Turner and the Making of a Movement
    By Nate Parker

    Based on astounding events in American history, The Birth of a Nation is the epic story of one man championing the spirit of resistance as he leads a rough-and-tumble group into a revolt against injustice and slavery.