The Clansman by Thomas Dixon
A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan
Set in the post–Civil War Reconstruction South, the novel follows white Southern families grappling with the political and social upheaval of Reconstruction and depicts the Ku Klux Klan as a noble, restorative force; it advances a strongly racist, propagandistic view that vilifies Black citizens and Radical Republicans, glorifies extralegal violence to reassert white supremacy, and mixes melodramatic romance and revenge with political polemic — a work that later helped inspire the film The Birth of a Nation.
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- Published
- 1905
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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