The Birth of a Nation (1915)

The film famously utilized white actors in blackface to portray numerous Black characters. This constitutes a race swap, as characters historically or canonically Black are depicted by actors of a different race.

The film portrays the white Southern Protestant Christianity of its protagonists as a righteous and noble foundation for their actions, including the formation of the Ku Klux Klan. The narrative aligns with the perceived virtues and dignity of this faith, presenting it as a moral justification for the restoration of white supremacy. The film's narrative unequivocally affirms this specific religious identity as virtuous.