Thomas Dixon Jr. and the Birth of Modern America |
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| Editor:
| Gillespie, Michele K.
Hall, Randal L. |
| Contribution by:
| Regester, Charlene
Link, William
Gaines, Jane M.
Stricklin, David
Smith, John David
Lyerly, Cynthia Lynn
Brundage, W. Fitzhugh
Menand, Louis
Romine, Scott |
| Series title: | Making the Modern South Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8071-3532-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Publisher: | LSU Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.50 |
Book Description:
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Thomas Dixon, Jr. is best remembered as the author of the racist novels that served as the basis for D. W. Griffith's controversial 1915 classic film The Birth of a Nation. He also enjoyed great renown during his lifetime as a minister, lecturer, lawyer, and actor. In Thomas Dixon Jr. and the Birth of Modern America, distinguished scholars of religion, film, literature, music history and gender studies offer a provocative examination of Dixon's ideas, personal life and career and,...
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Thomas Dixon, Jr. is best remembered as the author of the racist novels that served as the basis for D. W. Griffith's controversial 1915 classic film The Birth of a Nation. He also enjoyed great renown during his lifetime as a minister, lecturer, lawyer, and actor. In Thomas Dixon Jr. and the Birth of Modern America, distinguished scholars of religion, film, literature, music history and gender studies offer a provocative examination of Dixon's ideas, personal life and career and, in the process, illuminate the evolution of white racist ideas in the early twentieth century, and their legacy.