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100 1 a| Slide, Anthony.=| ^A24927;

245 10 a| American racist :b| the life and films of Thomas Dixon /c| Anthony Slide.;

300 a| x, 242 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Filmography: p. 209-212.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-232) and index.;

505 0 a| The life worth living -- Southern history on the printed page -- Southern history on stage -- Southern history on film -- The fall of a nation -- The foolish virgin and the new woman -- Dixon on socialism -- The red scare -- Miscegenation -- Journeyman filmmaker -- Nation aflame -- The final years -- Raymond Rohauer and Dixon legacy.;

520 0 a| "Thomas Dixon has a notorious reputation as the writer of the source material for D.W. Griffith's groundbreaking and controversial 1915 feature film The Birth of a Nation . Perhaps unfairly, Dixon has been branded an arch-conservative and a racist obsessed with what he viewed as "the Negro problem." As American Racist makes clear, however, Dixon was a complex, multitalented individual who, as well as writing some of the most popular novels of the early twentieth century, was involved in the production of some eighteen films. Dixon used the motion picture as a propaganda tool for his often outrageous views.;

541 3| Joyner Rare copyc| gift ofa| Gene and Susan Roberts,d| 2016.;

600 10 a| Dixon, Thomas,c| Jr.,d| 1864-1946=| ^A65453;

600 10 a| Dixon, Thomas,c| Jr.,d| 1864-1946x| Television adaptations.=| ^A65453;

600 10 a| Dixon, Thomas,c| Jr.,d| 1864-1946x| Film adaptations.=| ^A65453;

600 10 a| Dixon, Thomas,c| Jr.,d| 1864-1946x| Political and social views.=| ^A65453;

650 0 a| Authors, Americany| 20th centuryv| Biography.=| ^A414805;

650 0 a| African Americans in motion pictures.=| ^A24086;

650 0 a| African Americans in literature.=| ^A49990;

650 0 a| Racism in motion pictures.=| ^A361342;

650 0 a| Racism against Black peoplez| United States.=| ^A1432314;

650 0 a| Racism in literature.=| ^A95438;

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American racist : the life and films of Thomas Dixon / Anthony Slide.

Author/creator	Slide, Anthony
Format	Book
Publication Info	Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2004.
Description	x, 242 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946 Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946--Television adaptations. Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946--Film adaptations. Dixon, Thomas, Jr., 1864-1946--Political and social views. Motion pictures--United States. --History. --20th century. Authors, American--20th century. --Biography. African Americans in motion pictures. African Americans in literature. Racism in motion pictures. Racism against Black people--United States. Racism in literature.

Contents	The life worth living -- Southern history on the printed page -- Southern history on stage -- Southern history on film -- The fall of a nation -- The foolish virgin and the new woman -- Dixon on socialism -- The red scare -- Miscegenation -- Journeyman filmmaker -- Nation aflame -- The final years -- Raymond Rohauer and Dixon legacy.
Subject	"Thomas Dixon has a notorious reputation as the writer of the source material for D.W. Griffith's groundbreaking and controversial 1915 feature film The Birth of a Nation . Perhaps unfairly, Dixon has been branded an arch-conservative and a racist obsessed with what he viewed as "the Negro problem." As American Racist makes clear, however, Dixon was a complex, multitalented individual who, as well as writing some of the most popular novels of the early twentieth century, was involved in the production of some eighteen films. Dixon used the motion picture as a propaganda tool for his often outrageous views.
Bibliography note	Filmography: p. 209-212.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-232) and index.
Digital Bookplate	Bookplate for Gene and Susan Roberts
Acquisitions source	Joyner Rare copy gift of Gene and Susan Roberts, 2016.
LCCN	2004006074
ISBN	0813123283 (acid-free paper)

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