Watch The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Source And Credit
This video is hosted by and streams from Internet Archive, credited to D.W. Griffith. License stated there, Public Domain. Every right stays with its owner. Request removal.
About This Film
In its time, "The Birth of a Nation" was a masterpiece. Its racist undertones and revisionism are quite disturbing, but it is still worth watching for its historical influence. IMDb entry: http://imdb.com/title/tt0004972/