The most surprising thing about “The Birth of a Nation” is the quiet lyricism it brings to the brutal depiction of American slavery. We’ve seen the cruelty before — the flesh-tearing whippings, the use of women as sexual chattel, the everyday degradation of men — most recently in
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation
The most surprising thing about “The Birth of a Nation” is the quiet lyricism it brings to the brutal depiction of American slavery. We’ve seen the cruelty before — the flesh-tearing whippings, the use of women as sexual chattel, the everyday degradation of men — most recently in