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On February 18, 1915, the silent film Birth of a Nation (originally titled The Clansman) by director/producer D.W. Griffith premiered at Clunes Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The 12-reel, three-hour-long film was a first in American film history for its length, cost, music, and
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Flip Wilson
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8
1933
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August Wilson's play The Piano Lesson
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Wilson Jr., Harrison B. (1925– )
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21
1925
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10 Great Databases for Slave Genealogy
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1917
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