Griffith and Continuity Editing

What was the significance of Birth of a Nation?  What was its terrible legacy?

Birth of a Nation is a commercial spectacle considered as a work o art, its significance is to generate loyalty, showing ancestry, culture, rights, etc. Also giving a message most depending on people perspectives and giving profound moments. Impacting the public to their feelings and making them think that the worst thing of this is that its how good is it.