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The Birth of a Nation

The Fiery Cross of the Ku Klux Klan!

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The Birth of a Nation

Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.

Orignal Language

en

Duration

3 hr 13 min

Collection

The Life of a Nation Collection

Genre

Drama, History, War

Status

Released

Release Data

1915-02-08

Produced By

Epoch Film Co.

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