Editing The Birth of a Nation (section)

===Change of title===
Dixon had seen a screening of the film for an invited audience in New York in early 1915, when the title was still ''The Clansmen''.  Struck by the power of the film, he told Griffith that ''The Clansmen'' was not an appropriate title, and suggested that it be changed to ''The Birth of a Nation''.<ref>[[Gary W. Gallagher|Gallagher, Gary W.]] (2008) ''Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten: How Hollywood & Popular Art Shape What We Know About the Civil War'' Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. p.42. {{isbn|978-0-8078-3206-6}}</ref> The title was changed before the March 2 New York opening.<ref name=Rohauer>{{cite book|title=Southern horizons : the autobiography of Thomas Dixon|contribution=Postscript|first=Raymond|last=Rohauer|location=[[Alexandria, Virginia]]|publisher=IWV Publishing|year=1984|editor-first=Karen|editor-last=Crowe|oclc=11398740|pages=321–337}}</ref>{{rp|329}} However, the title was used in the press as early as January 2, 1915,<ref>{{cite news|date=January 2, 1915|title=Fashion's Freaks|newspaper=[[Sandusky Register]]|location=[[Sandusky, Ohio]]|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/36357459/?terms=%22birth%2Bof%2Ba%2Bnation%22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Blow at Free Speech|newspaper=[[Potter-Leader Enterprise|Potter Enterprise]]|location=[[Coudersport, Pennsylvania]]|date=January 27, 1915|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/278895674/?terms=%22birth%2Bof%2Ba%2Bnation%22}}</ref> while it was still referred to as ''The Clansman'' in October.<ref>{{cite news|title='The Clansman' Opens Sunday, Opera House.Costliest Motion Picture Drama Ever Produced|newspaper=[[Bakersfield Californian]]|location=[[Bakersfield, California]]|date=October 8, 1915|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33179264/clansman_birth_of_a_nation_opens_in/}}</ref>