What inspired d.w. griffith to make the birth of a nation

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Citing and quoting from Eric Niderost's excerpted chapter "Silent Cinema as Historical Mythmaker: The Birth of a Nation" in chapter 2 of Hollywood's America (click link to library's ebook), around pages 42-50, respond to both questions:

Question 1: What inspired D.W. Griffith to make The Birth of a Nation? Specifically, what source material did he use, and what personal or biographical history and memories did he draw from?

Question 2: What historical message or narrative was Griffith presenting to the American public about the Civil War and Reconstruction?

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