The Disturbing Portrayal of the Klan in “The Birth of a Nation”
Words: 770 1585"The Birth of a Nation," directed by D.W. Griffith in 1915, is widely regarded as a seminal work of cinema because of its inventive methods and epic narrative. But its racist overtones and depiction of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) have generated a great deal of controversy and discussion. The Klan is portrayed in the movie as both the heroic defenders of Southern society and as an essential entity that must be in place to defend white civilization against the […]