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Thomas Frederick Dixon Jr. (January 11, 1864 – April 3, 1946) was an American Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, lecturer, writer, and filmmaker. Referred to as a "professional racist", Dixon wrote two best-selling novels, The Leopard's Spots: A Romance of the White Man's Burden—1865–1900 (1902) and The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan (1905), that romanticized ...
Thomas Dixon, Jr. (11 de enero de 1864 – 3 de abril de 1946) fue un pastor baptista, dramaturgo, conferenciante, legislador, miembro de la Asamblea de Carolina del Norte, y escritor de nacionalidad estadounidense, conocido principalmente por haber escrito The Clansman — obra que fue inspiración para la cinta de D. W. Griffith El ...
30 de mar. de 2024 · Thomas Dixon (born Jan. 11, 1864, Shelby, N.C., U.S.—died April 3, 1946, Raleigh, N.C.) was a U.S. novelist, dramatist, and legislator who vigorously propagated ideas of white supremacy. He is chiefly remembered for his novel The Clansman (1905), which presented a sympathetic picture of the Ku Klux Klan.
Thomas Dixon Jr: The great-granddaddy of American white nationalism. Dixon provided the language and ideas that people like Steve King champion today. Perspective by Diane Roberts. Diane...
Thomas Dixon, Jr. (11 de enero de 1864 – 3 de abril de 1946) fue un pastor baptista, dramaturgo, conferenciante, legislador, miembro de la Asamblea de Carolina del Norte, y escritor de nacionalidad estadounidense, conocido principalmente por haber escrito The Clansman — obra que fue inspiración para la cinta de D. W. Griffith El nacimiento ...
Thomas Dixon was a popular novelist who wrote three books about the conflict between the white and black races in America, using the fear of miscegenation as his main argument. This article explores the historical and ideological context of his work, the themes and characters of his novels, and the impact of his views on white racism and reform.
Thomas Dixon, Jr., a North Carolina native, capitalized on a potent sentimentalist approach to racism, but his success as a novelist lay in his welding southern identity, the region's rich heritage and landscape, and ideas of white supremacy.
