D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915) was extremely controversial because:
A. it was rented to exhibitors at exorbitant rates, ensuring a loss for theaters that did not book it for a run of several months.
B. of its racist account of the role of African Americans in the post-Civil War South.
C. it was released without a National Board of Review seal of approval.
D. its multiple stories were intercut in a manner all but incomprehensible to contemporary audiences.
Answer: B
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