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Rated NR · 3 hr 7 min · 2015 Drama, War, Western The most successful and artistically advanced film of its time, The Birth of a Nation has also sparked protests, riots, and divisiveness since its first release. The film tells the story of the Civil War and its aftermath, as seen through the eyes of two families. The Stonemans hail from the North, the Camerons from the South. When war breaks out, the Stonemans cast their lot with the Union, while the Camerons are loyal to Dixie. After the war, Ben Cameron (Henry B. Walthall), distressed that his beloved south is now under th...

Then, the imaginary struggle also turned to real violence. But this time, no one seemed sorry. Dorothy Woodend is culture editor of The Tyee. Reach her here. SHARES The LARPer-esque raiders of the US Capitol are overly familiar to me. Photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta, the Associated Press. In Grade 4, our entire elementary school class went to war. In the woods behind the school we formed two armed camps and enacted battles, spy campaigns, raids and the occasional kidnapping and ransom. Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners We’re hiring a newsle...

Opportunity right now for the republican party to actually have a character and a soul. this is not the party of lincoln , the party of nixon, or even the party of reagan. this is the party of dw griffith, party of kkk and party of trump. this is not partisan, not political, it's very racial. and there is an opportunity right now for somebody to high jack this party away from it going off the cliff. and i think if you care about, you know, conservative values and republican values, this is your time to stand up and stop being a ken doll and get in the race. >> i nominate charlie sykes. >> as o...

Griffith did the horrific proclan movie birth of a nation and putting jim crow laws in place. some of these statues remain and it's understandable why people of color find them offensive. we need to do it barack obama. stonewall in new york. not in my opinion just going confederate mania. it's like the president did by praising lee and jackson. >> you brought up the president obama and you bring up his history and what he did in response to spectacular situations and he tweeted this week and clearly a lot of people in this country were looking to him for his response, here's what he tweeted ou...