Birth of a nation:  a comic novel by Aaron McGruder and Reginald Hudlin; illustrations by Kyle Baker.  New York:  Crown Publishers, 2004.

ISBN-13:   9781400048595

ISBN-10:   1400048591

Illustrator:  Kyle Baker

Media:  Pen and inks/Color pencil

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Annotation:  The controversial 2000 election in United States is the springboard for this political cartoon.  Birth of a Nation is a political satire that starts with a situation in St. Louis where local residents are turned away from the polls.  The story takes madcap spins and makes political ironic flips; ending with US’s involvement with the War in the Middle East.

KRF 7/25/09