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'The Birth of a Nation' Takes Aim at 1915 Original
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February 4, 2016
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3:18Now PlayingD.W. Griffith’s 1915 classic "The Birth of a Nation", which documents the birth of the Ku Klux Klan, revolutionized the film industry but was accused by some of having a racist storyline. Now, a new movie by Nate Parker with the same title takes aim at the original and it has been bought by Fox Searchlight for a record sum at the Sundance Film Festival. Mark Kelly reports.
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