Slavery can be said to be the "original sin" of the United States. In 1863, halfway through the bloody Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln finally announced the abolition of slavery. Since then, events of racial and ethnic equality have triggered fierce repercussions, ranging from education. Various personal issues, ranging from parenting to parenting, have been raised. Relying on a forthright force, The Birth of a Nation presents those historical events from the perspective of the inhumanly oppressed slaves, and speaks for them in an attempt to spark national discussion. Yet, even for foreign audiences, the story is compelling enough—a reminder that prejudice and discrimination can only be cast aside by knowing other people’s stories, empathizing with others’ misfortunes and successes.
While most slaves were denied an education, Nate Turner (Nate Piper) learned to read as a child, growing up in rural Virginia and becoming a missionary. His relationship with his "master" Samuel Turner (Amy Hammer), who inherited a cotton plantation from his father, is generally good. And when Samuel began to take Nat to the neighboring botanical garden to preach to the slaves there, Nat could no longer turn a blind eye to the ruthless abuse suffered by his compatriots, the African-American slaves.
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