1. The birth of a nation
... of control vicious renegades, and basically turning their backs on their own people. In order to avoid racial pollution Griffith cast white actors to play the parts of the fierce antagonists. Creating on of the worst make-up jobs in film history Griffith uses, what seems to be, shoe polish to cover the skin and create a none-too-convincing blackface. This ... ...
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