Excerpt from the fictional film "Birth of a Nation". A pro-Southern dramatization by actors on the effect of the Civil War and the Reconstruction. In this segment, Elsie goes to Lynch to help as her father is unable to return. She sits in a room. African American soldiers stand on the door. She talks to an African American soldier. The soldier talks to other people in the house. The mulatto Lynch stands at the door. He comes to Elsie. They talk amongst themselves. Lynch proposes that marry him. She rejects his proposal. He argues with her. He tries to convince her. He tells her that she will be the queen of the Black's empire. She tries to run out of the room. The room is locked. He tries to scare her. People listen the whole thing outside the room. Drunk Lynch orders a man to start preparations for a forced marriage. She again tries to get out of the room. A man arrives at the house. Lynch talks to him. He tells him that he wants to marry a white woman. They both discuss. He again tells him that the woman is his daughter. A soldier stands behind the man. Elsie again tries to run but another woman holds her. She is made to sit on the chair. Man tries to escape with his daughter but he fails. They both are seated on the chairs.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. Gigantic heads of George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson. Sculptors continue their work of sculpting heads of America's heroes. A Native American Indian stands with another man at the base of the large mountain.
Vehicles parked outside a Pennington County Courthouse building in Rapid City, South Dakota. View of the Civil Defense (CD) emblem. Sign on side of truck reads 'React 13-9'. Civil defense official talks on radio inside truck and takes notes. Interior of the Civil Defense response truck, shows map on wall, radio equipment, and several response personnel, seated.
Cleanup following flood in Rapid City of South Dakota. Wrecker truck tows wrecked car into holding area. Civil defense worker watches. Words on side of truck read 'Otto's Servicenter'.
Flood cleanup in Rapid City of South Dakota. Wrecked cars in flood stricken area of Rapid City. Men hook up wrecked car with wrecker truck. Words on side of truck read 'Otto's Servicenter'. Wrecker truck tows wrecked car.
Flood stricken areas of Rapid City, South Dakota. Kentucky Fried Chicken employees clean spoiled food from store. Workers dump spoiled food. Demolished cars, amusement rides and debris in center of town. Red Cross truck passes on road. Side of truck reads 'We Cater Any Hour - Kentucky Fried Chicken’.
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