The Birth of a Nation is a groundbreaking film by DW Griffith that came out in 1915. New research by Desmond Ang suggests it may have a caused a century of racism. Sources: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-r... https://www.hks.harvard.edu/publicati... https://www.economist.com/graphic-det... https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/2...