Trilogy of Reconstruction
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Trilogy of Reconstruction is a series of early 20th-century historical novels by Thomas Dixon Jr. that fictionalize and controversially glorify the Ku Klux Klan and the Reconstruction-era American South.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel series
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novel series ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American racial politics
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Jim Crow era discourse ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Dixon Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
controversial
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criticized as racist ⓘ |
| depictsEthnicGroup |
African Americans
NERFINISHED
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white Southerners ⓘ |
| genre |
Lost Cause literature
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasControversy |
glorification of Ku Klux Klan
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racist content ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Clansman
NERFINISHED
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The Leopard's Spots NERFINISHED ⓘ The Traitor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAccuracy | highly distorted ⓘ |
| ideologicalPerspective |
Lost Cause of the Confederacy
NERFINISHED
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pro-Ku Klux Klan ⓘ white supremacist ⓘ |
| influenced | The Birth of a Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Lost Cause ideology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Southern literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American South
NERFINISHED
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Ku Klux Klan NERFINISHED ⓘ Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fictionalized history ⓘ |
| politicalTheme |
defense of white rule in the South
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opposition to Reconstruction policies ⓘ |
| portrayalCharacterization |
depicts Reconstruction government negatively
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glorifies Ku Klux Klan ⓘ sympathetic to Confederate cause ⓘ |
| portrayalOfAfricanAmericans |
derogatory
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stereotyped ⓘ |
| portrays | Ku Klux Klan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | white Southern readers ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | post–Civil War period ⓘ |
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