The Black Student Union at an Ohio university is pushing the school's president to rename a theater honoring an actress who starred in "The Birth of a Nation," considered one of the most racist movies ever made.

The Toledo Blade reports Bowling Green State University's Gish Film Theater was named after actresses Dorothy and Lillian Gish 40 years ago.

Lillian Gish starred in the 1915 black-and-white silent film, which served as a tribute to the Ku Klux Klan and helped revive the white supremacist group.

Black Student Union President Kyron Smith says the push to rename the little-used theater comes after its relocation to the student union.

University President Rodney Rogers says a task force of students, faculty and other stakeholders will make a recommendation for an immediate change.

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Information from: The Blade, http://www.toledoblade.com/