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Which two families are followed in The Birth of a Nation?
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In the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation, the narrative follows the impact of the American Civil War and the subsequent Reconstruction era on two families who find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict:1
- The Stonemans: A family from the North.1
- The Camerons: A family from the South.1