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'''Thomas F. Dixon, Jr.''' ([[January 11]], [[1864]] – [[April 3]], [[1946]]) was a [[United States|American]] [[Baptist]] minister and author, best known for ''The Clansman'' —which was to become the inspiration for [[D. W. Griffith]]'s influential ''[[Birth of a Nation]]'' ([[1915]]). |
'''Thomas F. Dixon, Jr.''' ([[January 11]], [[1864]] – [[April 3]], [[1946]]) was a [[United States|American]] [[Baptist]] minister and author, best known for ''The Clansman'' —which was to become the inspiration for [[D. W. Griffith]]'s influential ''[[Birth of a Nation]]'' ([[1915]]). |
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Born in [[Shelby, North Carolina]], Dixon resented the post-[[U.S. Civil War|Civil War]] [[Reconstruction]] and glorified the exploits of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. |
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His "Trilogy of Reconstruction", which consisted of ''[[The Leopard's Spots]]'' ([[1902]]), ''[[The Clansman]]'' ([[1905]]), and ''[[The Traitor]]'' ([[1907]]). In these novels, Dixon used historical romance to present [[African American|blacks]] as inferior to [[whites]] and glorify the [[antebellum]] American South. While he claimed to oppose [[slavery]], he believed in a hierarchy of [[race]] based on [[pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] quasi-[[evolution]]ary theories. |
His "Trilogy of Reconstruction", which consisted of ''[[The Leopard's Spots]]'' ([[1902]]), ''[[The Clansman]]'' ([[1905]]), and ''[[The Traitor]]'' ([[1907]]). In these novels, Dixon used historical romance to present [[African American|blacks]] as inferior to [[whites]] and glorify the [[antebellum]] American South. While he claimed to oppose [[slavery]], he believed in a hierarchy of [[race]] based on [[pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] quasi-[[evolution]]ary theories. |
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Dixon was a classmate of future President [[Woodrow Wilson]], who publicly praised ''The Birth of a Nation'' and helped to institute the government's harshest segregationist policies since before the Civil War (for details, see [[Ku Klux Klan]], [[Birth of a Nation]], and [[Woodrow Wilson]]). |
Dixon was a classmate of future President [[Woodrow Wilson]], who publicly praised ''The Birth of a Nation'' and helped to institute the government's harshest segregationist policies since before the Civil War (for details, see [[Ku Klux Klan]], [[Birth of a Nation]], and [[Woodrow Wilson]]). |
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As well, Dixon wrote about the evils of [[socialism]], particularly expressed in his trilogy: ''The One Woman'' (1903), ''Comrades'' (1909), ''The Root of Evil '' (1911). In 1919 the book ''Comrades'' was made into a motion picture titled "''[[Bolshevism on Trial]]''." |
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== External link == |
== External link == |
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* [http://docsouth.unc.edu/dixonclan/menu.html Dixon and his novels] |
* [http://docsouth.unc.edu/dixonclan/menu.html Dixon and his novels] |
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[[Category:1864 births|Dixon, Thomas]] |
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[[Category:1946 deaths|Dixon, Thomas]] |
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[[Category:American writers|Dixon, Thomas]] |
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[[Category:American novelists|Dixon, Thomas]] |
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[[Category:Racism|Dixon, Thomas]] |
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[[Category:People from North Carolina|Dixon, Thomas]] |
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Revision as of 15:36, 25 September 2005
Thomas F. Dixon, Jr. (January 11, 1864 – April 3, 1946) was a American Baptist minister and author, best known for The Clansman —which was to become the inspiration for D. W. Griffith's influential Birth of a Nation (1915).
Born in Shelby, North Carolina, Dixon resented the post-Civil War Reconstruction and glorified the exploits of the Ku Klux Klan.
His "Trilogy of Reconstruction", which consisted of The Leopard's Spots (1902), The Clansman (1905), and The Traitor (1907). In these novels, Dixon used historical romance to present blacks as inferior to whites and glorify the antebellum American South. While he claimed to oppose slavery, he believed in a hierarchy of race based on pseudoscientific quasi-evolutionary theories.
Dixon was a classmate of future President Woodrow Wilson, who publicly praised The Birth of a Nation and helped to institute the government's harshest segregationist policies since before the Civil War (for details, see Ku Klux Klan, Birth of a Nation, and Woodrow Wilson).
As well, Dixon wrote about the evils of socialism, particularly expressed in his trilogy: The One Woman (1903), Comrades (1909), The Root of Evil (1911). In 1919 the book Comrades was made into a motion picture titled "Bolshevism on Trial."