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May 23, 2009 · A color poster of the movie The Birth of a Nation: Date: 1915: Source: http://www.wagthefilm.com/im/009/07/birthofanationtheatricalposter1.jpg: Author: Unknown; distributed by Epoch Film Co. Permission (Reusing this file)
1 print (poster) : color. | Motion picture poster for "The birth of a nation" shows title of film inside large red circle; in background a silouhette of soldiers marching carrying flags.
Here are a few rare original One-sheet movie poster images from D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915). One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.
Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2013648027/>. 1 print (poster) : color. | Motion picture poster for "The birth of a nation" shows title of film inside large red circle; in background a silouhette of soldiers marching carrying flags.
Mar 14, 2016 · Movie poster for The Birth of a Nation . Last Updated: March 14, 2016. Save. Share to Google Classroom. Print this Page. At a Glance. Poster. Language. English — US. Subject. History. Racism. Propaganda. Credit: via Wikimedia Commons. You might also be interested in… Unit. Discussing Contemporary Islamophobia in the Classroom.
The Birth of a Nation was controversial because of the way it glorified the Ku Klux Klan—a white supremacist organization. The movie poster depicts a heroic version of a member of the Ku Klux Klan, wearing traditional KKK attire, riding a horse, and holding a burning torch.
