Reconstruction trilogy (The Leopard's Spots, The Clansman, The Traitor)
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The Reconstruction trilogy is a series of three white supremacist historical novels by Thomas Dixon Jr. that glorify the Ku Klux Klan and portray the Reconstruction era in a racist, revisionist light.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Reconstruction Trilogy | 1 |
| Reconstruction trilogy (The Leopard's Spots, The Clansman, The Traitor) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Reconstruction trilogy (The Leopard's Spots, The Clansman, The Traitor) Context triple: [Thomas Dixon Jr., partOf, Reconstruction trilogy (The Leopard's Spots, The Clansman, The Traitor)]
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The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan
The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan is a 1905 white supremacist novel by Thomas Dixon Jr. that glorifies the Ku Klux Klan and provided the basis for D. W. Griffith’s film The Birth of a Nation.
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The Unvanquished
The Unvanquished is a novel by William Faulkner that follows a Southern family's experiences during and after the American Civil War, exploring themes of honor, change, and the legacy of the Old South.
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The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray is a 1982 American television miniseries that dramatizes the American Civil War through the intertwined lives of two families on opposing sides of the conflict.
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Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! is a 1936 novel by William Faulkner that intricately explores themes of Southern history, race, and family through a fragmented, multi-perspective narrative centered on the rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen in Mississippi.
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E.
Roth's American Trilogy
Roth's American Trilogy is a series of interrelated novels by Philip Roth that explore postwar American life, identity, and political turmoil through complex, often unreliable protagonists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Reconstruction trilogy (The Leopard's Spots, The Clansman, The Traitor) Target entity description: The Reconstruction trilogy is a series of three white supremacist historical novels by Thomas Dixon Jr. that glorify the Ku Klux Klan and portray the Reconstruction era in a racist, revisionist light.
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A.
The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan
The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan is a 1905 white supremacist novel by Thomas Dixon Jr. that glorifies the Ku Klux Klan and provided the basis for D. W. Griffith’s film The Birth of a Nation.
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B.
The Unvanquished
The Unvanquished is a novel by William Faulkner that follows a Southern family's experiences during and after the American Civil War, exploring themes of honor, change, and the legacy of the Old South.
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C.
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray is a 1982 American television miniseries that dramatizes the American Civil War through the intertwined lives of two families on opposing sides of the conflict.
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D.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! is a 1936 novel by William Faulkner that intricately explores themes of Southern history, race, and family through a fragmented, multi-perspective narrative centered on the rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen in Mississippi.
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E.
Roth's American Trilogy
Roth's American Trilogy is a series of interrelated novels by Philip Roth that explore postwar American life, identity, and political turmoil through complex, often unreliable protagonists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary trilogy
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novel ⓘ novel series ⓘ person ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Birth of a Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Dixon Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
historical novel
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white supremacist literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Clansman
NERFINISHED
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The Leopard's Spots NERFINISHED ⓘ The Traitor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | white supremacy ⓘ |
| influenced | The Birth of a Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
glorification of the Ku Klux Klan
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racist revisionism of Reconstruction ⓘ |
| notableFor | influence on pro-Ku Klux Klan narratives in American culture ⓘ |
| notableWork | Reconstruction trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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playwright ⓘ |
| partOf | Reconstruction trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
African Americans in racist stereotypes
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Ku Klux Klan as heroic ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Reconstruction trilogy (The Leopard's Spots, The Clansman, The Traitor) Description of subject: The Reconstruction trilogy is a series of three white supremacist historical novels by Thomas Dixon Jr. that glorify the Ku Klux Klan and portray the Reconstruction era in a racist, revisionist light.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Leopard's Spots
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partOfSeries
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Reconstruction trilogy (The Leopard's Spots, The Clansman, The Traitor)
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this entity surface form:
Reconstruction Trilogy
Thomas Dixon Jr.
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partOf
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Reconstruction trilogy (The Leopard's Spots, The Clansman, The Traitor)
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