Birth of a Nation, The

noun

1. an American film (1915), directed by D. W. Griffith.

The Birth of a Nation

1. A dramatic silent film from 1915 about the South during and after the Civil War. The Birth of a Nation was directed by D. W. Griffith. The film, the first so-called spectacular, is considered highly controversial for its portrayal of African-Americans.

Example Sentences

Israeli writers, said Oz, who died in 2018, “are normalized. They write about everyday life: love, jealousy, solitude, ambition, longing, loss, the great and simple topics. Everyday existence in Israel is no longer ... the epic of the birth of a nation. The nation is born for better or worse. So you will find fewer and fewer Israeli writers dealing with the birth of a nation, dealing with the question of where do we go from here.”

From Los Angeles Times

As one might expect, Haygood begins his overview with the 1915 release of “The Birth of a Nation,” the notorious D.W.

From Washington Post

He completed his thesis just as the film The Birth of a Nation – the incendiary homage to the Confederate south – premiered in New York in 1915.

From The Guardian

Negative portrayals of Black Americans took on a new force as, within a year after The Birth of a Nation, the Great Migration from the South to the North began.

From Scientific American

Chernow’s larger story is about the birth of a nation; the lofty ideals, grubby politics and gossipy detours bring the Revolutionary era to life.

From New York Times